Debir

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2. City in the highlands of Judah near Hebron. It was one of the cities of the Amorites that was destroyed and its king slain. Joshua as the leader of Israel is represented as taking it, but in Judges we find that it was actually taken by Othniel, to whom Caleb gave his daughter Achsah in marriage for its capture. It was eventually given to the priests. Its former name was KIRJATH-SEPHER or KIRJATH-SANNAH (Josh. 10:38, 3938And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it: 39And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king. (Joshua 10:38‑39); Josh. 11:2121And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities. (Joshua 11:21); Josh. 12:1313The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; (Joshua 12:13); Josh. 15:7, 15, 497And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel: (Joshua 15:7)
15And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher. (Joshua 15:15)
49And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir, (Joshua 15:49); Josh. 21:1515And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, (Joshua 21:15); Judg. 1:11-1211And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher: 12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. (Judges 1:11‑12); 1 Chron. 6:5858And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, (1 Chronicles 6:58)). Identified with edh Dhaheriyeh, 31° 25' N, 34° 58' E.