The meaning of Kirjathaim in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)

two cities; a double city.

  • A city of refuge in Naphtali (I Chronicles 6:76).

  • A town on the east of Jordan (Genesis 14:5; Deuteronomy 2:9,10). It was assigned to the tribe of Reuben (Numbers 32:37). In the time of (Ezekiel 25:9) it was one of the four cities which formed the "glory of Moab" (Compare Jeremiah 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.


    See more on the meaning of Kirjathaim in the Bible:
    Kirjathaim {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
    Kirjathaim {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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