Kiriath-jearim
Kiriath-jearim appears in 19 verses of the Bible, from Joshua to Jeremiah.
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- Near Deir el Azar, 13 km west of Jerusalem
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Key passages
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The Israelites set out at once to investigate and reached their towns in three days. The names of these towns were Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
Joshua 9:17 · Read the chapter -
They camped at a place west of Kiriath-jearim in Judah, which is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.
Judges 18:12 · Read the chapter -
So they sent messengers to the people at Kiriath-jearim and told them, “The Philistines have returned the Ark of the Lord. Come here and get it!”
1 Samuel 6:21 · Read the chapter -
These were all descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Caleb’s wife Ephrathah, were Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim),
1 Chronicles 2:50 · Read the chapter -
David had already moved the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the tent he had prepared for it in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 1:4 · Read the chapter -
The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth 743
Ezra 2:25 · Read the chapter
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