Difference between revisions of "Kiriathaim"

<p> ''''' kir ''''' - ''''' i ''''' - ''''' a ''''' - ''''' thā´im ''''' ( קריתים(mi , <i> ''''' ḳiryāthayı̄m ''''' </i> , "two cities"; the King James Version, Kirjathaim ): </p> <p> (1) A city in the uplands of Moab formerly held by Sihon, and given by Moses to Reuben, who is said to have fortified it (&nbsp;Numbers 32:37; &nbsp;Joshua 13:19 ). It is named along with [[Elealeh]] and [[Nebo]] in the former passage, and with [[Sibmah]] in the latter. It was in the hands of Moab in Mesha's time, and he claims to have fortified it (M S, l.10). For Jeremiah (&nbsp;Jeremiah 48:1 , &nbsp;Jeremiah 48:23 ) and Ezekiel (&nbsp;Ezekiel 25:9 ) it is a [[Moabite]] town. Eusebius, <i> Onomasticon </i> , identifies it with Coraitha, a [[Christian]] village 10 Roman miles West of Madeba. This is the modern <i> ''''' Ḳaraiyāt ''''' </i> , about 11 miles West of Madeba, and 5 miles East of Macherus. This, however, may represent Kerioth, while the towns with which it is named would lead us to look for Kiriathaim to the North of <i> ''''' Wādy ''''' </i> <i> ''''' Zerḳā ''''' </i> <i> ''''' Ma‛ı̄n ''''' </i> . From this city was named Shaveh-kiriathaim, "the plain of Kiriathaim" (&nbsp;Genesis 14:5 ). </p> <p> (2) A city in the territory of Naphtali, assigned to the [[Gershonite]] [[Levites]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:76 ), corresponding to "Kartan" in &nbsp;Joshua 21:32 . </p>