Topic
Kirjathaim
9 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.
- Numbers 32:37Easton · Nave 1. Also called KIRIATHAIM — A city of the tribe of Reuben
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
- 1 Chronicles 6:76Easton · Nave 2. A Levitical city in territory of the tribe of Naphtali
And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
- Jeremiah 48:1Easton · Nave 1. Also called KIRIATHAIM — Prophecies concerning
Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
- Jeremiah 48:23Easton · Nave 1. Also called KIRIATHAIM — Prophecies concerning
And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,
- Ezekiel 25:9Easton · Nave 1. Also called KIRIATHAIM — Prophecies concerning
Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,
- Genesis 14:5Easton
And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
- Deuteronomy 2:9Easton
And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
- Deuteronomy 2:10Easton
The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
- Joshua 13:19Nave 1. Also called KIRIATHAIM — A city of the tribe of Reuben
And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley,
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 8 references
Two cities; a double city. (1.) A city of refuge in Naphtali (1 Chr. 6:76).
(2.) A town on the east of Jordan (Gen. 14:5; Deut. 2:9, 10). It was assigned to the tribe of Reuben (Num. 32:37). In the time of Ezekiel (25:9) it was one of the four cities which formed the “glory of Moab” (comp. Jer. 48:1, 23). It has been identified with el-Kureiyat, 11 miles south-west of Medeba, on the south slope of Jebel Attarus, the ancient Ataroth.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
kur-ja-tha'-im, kir-ja-tha'-im.
See KIRIATHAIM.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); 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.