The meaning of Kidron in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
kid'-ron (Kedron; the King James Version Cedron): A place which, in obedience to Antiochus Sidetes, Cendebaeus fortified (1 Macc 15:39 ff.), to which, when defeated, he fled, hotly pursued by John and Judas, sons of Simon the Maccabee, who burned the city (1 Macc 16:4 ff.). It is named along with Jamnia (Yebna) and Azotus (Esdud). It is possibly identical with Katrah, a village about 3 miles Southwest of 'Aqir (Ekron).
See more on the meaning of Kidron in the Bible:
Kidron {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Kidron {Hitchcock's Bible Name}
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