Debir
Other names: Kiriath-sannah, Kiriath-sepher
Located in: Judah
Location: 31.42° N, 34.97° E (approximate; the location is disputed or uncertain)
Several places in the Bible may have this name. The verses below may mix them up.
Mentioned in 9 verses. Here are the first ones. The list is based on an open dataset and is not complete: not every place a person or place is mentioned is included.
Where Debir is mentioned
1 Chronicles 6:58–59
58 Hilen, Debir,
59 Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.
Read in contextJudges 1:11
From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
Read in contextJoshua 10:38–39
38 Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.
39 And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king.
Read in contextJoshua 11:21
At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
Read in contextJoshua 12:11–14
11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
12 the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
13 the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
Read in contextJoshua 15:15
From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
Read in contextJoshua 15:49–50
Joshua 21:15–16
15 Holon, Debir,
16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.
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