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sisRef="Bible:Num.32.37">Nu 32:37; Jos 13:19). It is named along with Elealeh and Nebo in the former passage, and with Sibmah in the latter.
Where is Kiriathaim in the Bible?
Kiriathaim was an ancient city located east of the Jordan River in the region of Moab, in what is now central Jordan. Originally a Moabite settlement, it was later allotted to the tribe of Reuben during the Israelite conquest (Numbers 32:37; Joshua 13:19). The city appears frequently in biblical prophecies against Moab, particularly in the writings of Jeremiah and Amos, where it is condemned alongside other Moabite towns. Modern scholars identify Kiriathaim with the site of Qaraiyat, located approximately 11 miles west of the ancient city of Madeba. Its mention throughout Scripture underscores its strategic importance as a border city between Israelite and Moabite territories.
In Scripture5 biblical books; 3 with study content
- Genesis
- Numbers
- Joshua
- Jeremiah
- Amos
Kiriathaim
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)sisRef="Bible:Num.32.37">Nu 32:37; Jos 13:19). It is named along with Elealeh and Nebo in the former passage, and with Sibmah in the latter. It was in the hands of Moab in Mesha's time, and he claims to have fortified it (M S, l.10). For Jeremiah (48:1,23) and Ezekiel (25:9) it is a Moabite town. Eusebius, Onomasticon, identifies it with Coraitha, a Christian village 10 Roman miles West of Madeba. This is the modern Qaraiyat, about 11 miles West of Madeba, and 5 miles East of Macherus. This, however, may represent Kerioth, while the towns with which it is named would lead us to look for Kiriathaim to the North of Wady Zerqa Ma`in. From this city was named Shaveh-kiriathaim, "the plain of Kiriathaim" (Ge 14:5).
(2) A city in the territory of Naphtali, assigned to the Gershonite Levites (1Ch 6:76), corresponding to "Kartan" in Jos 21:32.
W. Ewing
kur'-jath, kir'-jath.
See KIRIATH.
kur-jath-ar'-ba, kir-jath-ar'-ba.
See KIRIATH-ARBA.
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