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Shaveh Kiriathaim (#111095)
Shaveh Kiriathaim
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Boyd's Bible Dictionary: S
By:
James P. Boyd
Narrator:
Chris Genthree
Duration:
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(plain of Kiriathaim). Spot where the Emims dwelt when smitten by Chedorlaomer (
Gen. 14:5
5
And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, (Genesis 14:5)
). It is supposedly the place that afterward belonged to Reuben, under the name of Kirjathaim (
Num. 32:37
37
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim, (Numbers 32:37)
;
Josh. 13:19
19
And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley, (Joshua 13:19)
).
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