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Zedad

Zedad is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Sadad. The name means “his side; his hunting.”

Where is Zedad?

Approx. 34.3135, 36.9242 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
SadadsettlementMedium
Khirbet SeradasettlementLow

Zedad in the Bible dictionary

Side; sloping place, a town in the north of Palestine, near Hamath (Num. 34:8; Ezek. 47:15). It has been identified with the ruins of Sudud, between Emesa (Hums) and Baalbec, but that is uncertain.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Zedad

  • Numbers 34:8

    From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:

  • Ezekiel 47:15

    And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;