Kiriath-jearim
Ancient site, identified with Deir el Azar.
Placesettlement19 verses
Where was it?
One proposed modern location, with the scholarly support recorded for it.
- Deir el Azar1,000
Name variants
- Kiriath-jearim (89)
- Kiriath Jearim (45)
- Kirjath Jearim (17)
- Kirjath-jearim (17)
- Kiriath-baal (10)
- Kiriath-Jearim (8)
- Kiriath Baal (6)
- Kiriath (5)
- Kiriath-arim (2)
- Kiriatharim (2)
- Kirjath (2)
- Kirjath Baal (2)
- Kirjath-baal (2)
- Kiriath Arim (1)
- Kirjath Arim (1)
- Kirjath-arim (1)
References
Topical references
- Inhabitants of, who were not struck down, on account of the covenant made by the Israelites with the Gibeonites, but put under servitude — Joshua 9:17
- In the territory allotted to Judah — Joshua 15:9; Joshua 15:60; Joshua 18:14
- The Philistines bring the ark of the covenant to — 1 Samuel 6:21
- The ark of the covenant remains for twenty years at — 1 Samuel 7:1; 1 Samuel 7:2; 1 Chronicles 13:5; 1 Chronicles 13:6
- David brings the ark of the covenant from — 2 Samuel 6:1; 1 Chronicles 13:5; 2 Chronicles 1:4
- Inhabitants of, who were taken into captivity to Babylon, returned — Ezra 2:25; Nehemiah 7:29
- Urijah, the prophet, an inhabitant of — Jeremiah 26:20
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.