Kir
Town
Location disputed Der: about 1010 km (630 miles) east of Jerusalem
Where Scholars Place It
- Der Possible
- Kura River Less likely
- Amuk Valley Less likely
- Tell Meskene Less likely
- Kermanshah Less likely
Kir in the Bible Dictionary · Another Kir (town · Isaiah 15:1)
Named in 4 Verses
- 2 Kings 16:9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
- Isaiah 22:6 And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
- Amos 1:5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
- Amos 9:7 Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
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