place
Kidron
קִדְרוֹןκέδρος
The Kidron Valley, also known as the Valley of Jehoshaphat, is located east of Jerusalem and was the site of several significant events in the Bible.
- verses
- 13
- first named
- 2 Samuel 15:23
- last named
- John 18:1
- feature
- river
- coordinates
- 31.78°N · 35.24°E
Kidron River (OpenBible)
Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.
Description
Kidron in the text
The Kidron Valley, also referred to as the Valley of Jehoshaphat, is a deep ravine located east of Jerusalem, separating the city from the Mount of Olives. The valley is mentioned several times in the Bible as the location of important events. King David crossed the Kidron Valley when fleeing from his son Absalom (2Sa.15.23). King Asa burned the idol of his mother, Maacah, in the Kidron Valley (1Ki.15.13; 2Ch.15.16). During the religious reforms of King Josiah, the objects used for idol worship were burned and their ashes thrown into the Kidron Valley (2Ki.23.4, 6, 12). The valley is also associated with the prophetic visions of Joel, who referred to it as the Valley of Jehoshaphat, where God would gather the nations for judgment (Jol.3.2, 12). In the New Testament, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his disciples to enter the Garden of Gethsemane on the night of his betrayal (Jhn.18.1). The Kidron Valley has been used as a burial place for thousands of years, and it holds great significance for Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
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Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 13, across 7 books. The name is written 14 times in them.
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