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Kadesh-barnea

Ancient site; 2 competing modern identifications, best supported being Ain el Qudeirat.

Placesettlement24 verseslocation disputed

Where was it?

Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.

Proposed site: Ain el Qudeirat · telOpen in OpenStreetMap

Names

  • Kadesh — קָדֵשׁ qadesh “sacred place” (H6946) · Καδης Kadēs — Genesis 14:7
  • En-mishpat — עֵין מִשְׁפָּט ayn mishəpat “spring of judgement” (H5880) · πηγὴν τῆς κρίσεως pēgḕn tē͂s kríseōs “spring [of] the judgment” (G2920) — Genesis 14:7

Name variants

  • Kadesh (136)
  • Kadesh-barnea (60)
  • Kadesh Barnea (40)
  • En-mishpat (6)
  • En Mishpat (3)
  • En-Mishpat (1)
  • Meribah Kadesh (1)
  • Meribah-Kadesh (1)
  • Meribath-kadesh (1)
  • Waters of Meribah-kadesh (1)

References

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Topical references

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.