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Place Old Testament

Hazar-gaddah

Also known as Hazar-gaddah =ESV, KJV; Hazar Gaddah =NIV

Hazar-gaddah was a town in the Negev region, allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land (Josh 15:27). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:27.

Why it matters. Town allotted to the tribe of Judah

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Location
31.162, 35.057 (approximate, within about 2 km)

Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.

Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Hazar-gaddah

Hazar-gaddah, meaning "village of fortune," was a town located in the Negev, the southern region of the Promised Land. It was part of the territory allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the land under Joshua's leadership (Josh 15:27). The town was situated in the far south of Judah's inheritance, near the border with Edom. Its location remains unknown.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

Record type: Place. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.