Kiriathaim
Town
Location disputed Khirbet al Mukhayyat: about 50 km (30 miles) east of Jerusalem
Where Scholars Place It
- Khirbet al Mukhayyat Possible
- Khirbet el Qureiye Possible
- Al Qurayyat Less likely
- Tall Jalul Less likely
Kirjathaim in the Bible Dictionary
Named in 5 Verses
- Numbers 32:37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
- Joshua 13:19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,
- Jeremiah 48:1 Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
- Jeremiah 48:23 And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon,
- Ezekiel 25:9 Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,
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