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Geshur

A region; the map marks the point OpenBible uses for it.

Named in 9 tagged verses in 3 books, first at Joshua 13:13.

Kind
Region
Coordinates
32.77° N, 35.70° E
Nearest
Ain 6.1 km
People
13 people
Events
2 events
Tagged in
9 verses

Map

Geshur is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info. The dashed ring marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.

People

People named in the same verses as Geshur, most often first.

Events

2 events told in verses that name Geshur, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).

  1. 1444 BCDividing the land1 shared verse
  2. 1054 BCReign of David6 shared verses

Mentions

9 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Joshua1
  2. 2 Samuel6
  3. 1 Chronicles2

Counts are verses tagged with this place in Theographic. How Begat counts

Every verse

All 9 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Joshua1 verse
  1. 13:13

    but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.

2 Samuel6 verses
  1. 3:3

    his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

  2. 13:37

    Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.

  3. 13:38

    After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.

  4. 14:23

    So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

  5. 14:32

    “Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”

  6. 15:8

    For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’”

1 Chronicles2 verses
  1. 2:23

    But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.

  2. 3:2

    the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;

Nearby

The 10 places with a page nearest to Geshur, by straight-line distance.

  1. Ain6.1 km
  2. Aphek6.2 km
  3. Decapolis10.9 km
  4. Sea of Chinnereth11.3 km
  5. Chinneroth11.3 km
  6. Debir11.3 km
  7. Sea of Galilee11.8 km
  8. Kedesh-naphtali14.0 km
  9. Hammoth-dor14.0 km
  10. Tiberias14.6 km