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f Judah. Robinson (BR, II, 101) identifies it with the ruined site of Kuryatain, 4 1/2 miles North of Tell `Arad. It has been suggested that Kerioth was the birth place of JUDAS ISCARIOT (which see). Compare KERIOTH, 2.
Where is Kerioth-hezron in the Bible?
Kerioth-hezron was a town located in the Negev region of southern Judah, mentioned in Joshua 15:25 among the cities allotted to the tribe of Judah. Scholars identify it with the ruins of Kuryatain, approximately 4.5 miles north of Tell Arad in what is now Israel. The town gained additional biblical significance through a long-standing tradition suggesting it may have been the birthplace of Judas Iscariot, though this connection remains scholarly speculation. While Kerioth-hezron appears only briefly in biblical texts, its location in the southern Judean wilderness reflects the geographical distribution of settlements in ancient Israel's frontier regions.
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Kerioth-hezron
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)f Judah. Robinson (BR, II, 101) identifies it with the ruined site of Kuryatain, 4 1/2 miles North of Tell `Arad. It has been suggested that Kerioth was the birth place of JUDAS ISCARIOT (which see). Compare KERIOTH, 2.
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