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Kadesh , ancient city of Syria, on the Orontes River. There Ramses II fought (c.1300 BC) the Hittites in a great battle that ended in a truce.

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Kadesh The site of the Israelites' encampment on the road from Egypt to Judah (Num. 13: 26). Spies were sent out from Kadesh to explore the country of Canaan and returned with such an ominous report that the people hesitated. A request to pass through edom was rejected (Num. 20: 18).

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