KEDESH-NAPHTALI (Jdg_4:6; called also Kedesh Jos_12:22; Jos_19:37, Jdg_4:9-11, 2Ki_15:29; and Kedesh in Galilee in Jos_20:7; Jos_21:32, 1Ch_6:76).Evidently, from the name meaning holy, a sacred site from ancient times; a city of refuge (Jos_20:7) and a Levitical city (Jos_21:32). It was the home of Barak (Jdg_4:6). It was captured by Tiglath-pileser (2Ki_15:29) in the reign of Pekah.
The site is the village of Kedes, one of the most picturesque spots in Galilee; to the E. of the village the ground is strewn with ancient remains. There are several fine sarcophagi and the ruins of a large building, possibly once a Roman temple.
E. W. G. Masterman.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
kē?desh-naf?ta-lı̄. See KEDESH, 3.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.