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ged´ē̇-roth, ge-dē´rōth (גּדרות, gedhērōth): A town in the Shephelah of Judah, named with Kithlish, Beth-dagon, Naamah and Makkedah (). It is mentioned along with Bethshemesh and Aijalon as taken by the Philistines in the reign of Ahaz (). It possibly corresponds with the “Kidron†of 1 Macc 15:39, 41; 16:9. Eusebius, Onomasticon places a very large village named Gedrom 10 Roman miles from Lydda on the road to Eleutheropolis. This points to Ḳaṭrah, Southeast of Yebnah.