Topic
Kiriath-Sepher
2 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 15:15ISBE
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
- Jude 1:11ISBE
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
kir-i-ath-se'-fer (qiryath cepher; translated by many, as if it were Hebrew, as "house of books." Septuagint polis grammaton; the King James Version, Kirjath Sepher; other suggestions have been made: "border-town" (Moore) or "tolltown" (G.A. Smith): In two parallel passages (Jos 15:15 f; Jud 1:11 f), it is mentioned as identical with DEBIR (which see), which has been frequently identified with edh-Dhaheriyeh. Sayce would place Kiriath-Sepher to the W. of Gath. See P E F S, 1893, 33-35.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.