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-קדם
+קדמ
-'Qedem' refers to an ancient civilization, a remnant of a previous iteration of culture or technology.
+'Qedem' appears to refer to an ancient civilization or the ruins thereof; a remnant of a previous iteration of culture or technology.
 Genesis 13:14, Psalm 68:33
+The [[qedim]] are the ancient people of that civilization. According to Nehemiah 12:24, the character [[isoy]](Jesuah) was descended from these people, as he is referred to as a "son of qedem".
-Most traditional translations misinterpret "qedem" as "east".
+This culture may have been centered somewhere east of the Levant, thus most traditional translations misinterpret "qedem" as "east", but there are several instances that are more accurately translated "before".
-Supposedly, [[mezereh]] also means "east". But again this is dubious.
+Supposedly, [[mezereh]] also is used to indicate "east".
+It is unclear if there might be any etymological linkage between qedem and [[qedes]], since the presumed root 'qed' is unattested.
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