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kirjathaim |
2 definitions found From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Kirjathaim 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. From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Kirjathaim, the two cities; callings; or meetings
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