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Kiriath-huzoth

Ancient site; 9 competing modern identifications, best supported being Tall Dhiban.

Placesettlementspecial1 verselocation disputed

Where was it?

Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.

Proposed site: Tall Dhiban · settlementOpen in OpenStreetMap

Tall Dhiban215
31.5022, 35.7766settlement
El Keryeh105
31.5275, 35.8671distance
Khirbet el Quweiqiyeh74
31.7318, 35.7409distance
Khirbet al Mukhayyat14
31.7491, 35.7439visible
Khirbet el Qureiye6
31.7089, 35.6943tel
Khirbet Libb5
31.6063, 35.7613settlement
Jebel Ataruz5
31.5913, 35.6874terrain
Al Qurayyat4
31.5406, 35.6861settlement
Tall Jalul2
31.7166, 35.8568tel

Name variants

Kiriath-huzoth (5)
Kiriath Huzoth (2)
Kiriath-Huzoth (1)
Kirjath Huzoth (1)
Kirjath-huzoth (1)

References

Numbers 22:39

Topical references

A residence of Balak — Numbers 22:39

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.