Overview
Gederah (also spelled Gederoth) was a city in the lowlands of Judah, mentioned in the list of towns assigned to the tribe of Simeon within Judah's territory. The town appears in geographical records documenting the division of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel during the conquest and settlement period.
Key Scriptures
"And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baalath: these were their habitations. And they kept their genealogy." (1 Chronicles 4:33, KJV) - context of Simeonite settlements.
"And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities" (1 Chronicles 4:32, NASB) - listing Simeonite towns in the region.
"Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages." (Joshua 15:31-32, KJV) - Joshua's territorial division including southern Judah settlements.
Application
Study how God's precise allocation of tribal lands demonstrates His sovereign ordering of His people and their inheritance in fulfilling His covenant promises.