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Gederothגדרות

ghed-ay-rohth' · Patriarchs/Conquest

In the Bible

A biblical toponym — Gederoth — attested in Josh 15:41 (4 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).

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Josh 15:41

וּגְדֵר֕וֹת בֵּית־דָּג֥וֹן וְנַעֲמָ֖ה וּמַקֵּדָ֑ה עָרִ֥ים שֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃

Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: 16 towns, with their villages.

Facts

Typeplace (toponym)
Biblical periodPatriarchs/Conquest
Gematria613
Letters5 consonants

Stellar letters

The 5-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.

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Taurus · Vav

Readable on these rare conjunctions

Gederoth appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.

DatePrecessional eraOccupied letters |O|
24 Apr 1857Pisces3