GEDEROTHAIM occurs in Joshua 15:36 as one of the fourteen cities of Judah that lay in the Shephçlah. There are, however, fourteen cities without it, and it is probable that the name has arisen by dittography from the preceding Gederah . The subterfuge of the AVm [Note: Authorized Version margin.] ‘Gederah or Gederothaim’ is not permissible.
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