Topic
Debir
16 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 10:3Easton · Smith
Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- Joshua 10:23Easton · Smith
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
- Joshua 15:7Easton · Nave 3. A place near the valley of Achor
And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings…
- Joshua 15:15Easton · Nave 2. A town in the mountains of Judah — Also called KIRJATH-SANNAH, and KIRJATH-SEPHER, which signifies a city of books
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
- Joshua 15:49Easton · Nave 2. A town in the mountains of Judah — Taken by Othniel
And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir,
- Judges 1:13Easton · Nave 2. A town in the mountains of Judah — Taken by Othniel
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
- Joshua 10:3–27Nave 1. King of Eglon
Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace…
- Joshua 11:21Nave 2. A town in the mountains of Judah — Anakim expelled from, by Joshua
¶ And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
- Joshua 14:6–15Easton
¶ Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea. Forty years old was I when…
- Joshua 15:15–17Nave 2. A town in the mountains of Judah — Taken by Othniel
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher. ¶ And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of…
- Joshua 15:16Nave 2. A town in the mountains of Judah — Also called KIRJATH-SANNAH, and KIRJATH-SEPHER, which signifies a city of books
¶ And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
- Joshua 15:19Easton
Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
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- Joshua 21:15 Nave 2. A town in the mountains of Judah — Allotted to the Aaronites
- Judges 1:11–15 Easton
- Judges 1:12 Nave 2. A town in the mountains of Judah — Taken by Othniel
- Judges 3:9 Easton
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 10 references
Oracle town; sanctuary. (1.) One of the eleven cities to the west of Hebron, in the highlands of Judah (Josh. 15:49; Judg. 1:11-15). It was originally one of the towns of the Anakim (Josh. 15:15), and was also called Kirjath-sepher (q.v.) and Kirjath-sannah (49). Caleb, who had conquered and taken possession of the town and district of Hebron (Josh. 14:6-15), offered the hand of his daughter to any one who would successfully lead a party against Debir. Othniel, his younger brother (Judg. 1:13; 3:9), achieved the conquest, and gained Achsah as his wife. She was not satisfied with the portion her father gave her, and as she was proceeding toward her new home, she “lighted from off her ass” and said to him, “Give me a blessing [i.e., a dowry]: for thou hast given me a south land” (Josh. 15:19, A.V.); or, as in the Revised Version, “Thou hast set me in the land of the south”, i.e., in the Negeb, outside the rich valley of Hebron, in the dry and barren land. “Give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.”
Debir has been identified with the modern Edh-Dhaheriyeh, i.e., “the well on the ridge”, to the south of Hebron.
(2.) A place near the “valley of Achor” (Josh. 15:7), on the north boundary of Judah, between Jerusalem and Jericho.
(3.) The king of Eglon, one of the five Canaanitish kings who were hanged by Joshua (Josh. 10:3, 23) after the victory at Gibeon. These kings fled and took refuge in a cave at Makkedah. Here they were kept confined till Joshua returned from the pursuit of their discomfited armies, when he caused them to be brought forth, and “Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees” (26).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 10 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. King of Eglon Jos 10:3-27
- 2. A town in the mountains of Judah
- 3. A place near the valley of Achor Jos 15:7
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.