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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Kidron
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Kadesh Kana Kedar Kedesh Kemuel Kenan Kenite Keturah Kidron Kish Kishon Kittim Kohath Korah |
Kidron
Kidron is the name of a brook near Jerusalem and there seems to be something about this brook. David crossed it on his flight from Absalom, and after crossing it he went up the Mount of the Olives (2 Sa 15:23). A thousand years later, Jesus crosses the Kidron (the only time that this brook is mentioned in the NT) and immediately after He is betrayed by Judas and enters the cycle that results in His crucifixion (Joh 18:1). The Kidron is mentioned as the border of the allotted range of Shimei, the one who cursed David. When he crosses the Kidron, Solomon has him executed (1 Ki 2:36-46).Jeremiah also uses the Kidron as a border, namely the outermost reach of what will be holy to the Lord (31:40). The Kidron is also the scene of one of the most thorough cleansings of religious Israel, when all the unjust altars and images were rounded up and destroyed (1 Ki 15:13 first, and then 2 Ki 23:4). |
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