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Two cities; a double city.

A city of refuge in Naphtali (1 Chronicles 6:76 ).

A town on the east of Jordan (Genesis 14:5; Deuteronomy 2:9,10 ). It was assigned to the tribe of Reuben (Numbers 32:37 ). In the time of (Ezekiel 25:9 ) it was one of the four cities which formed the "glory of Moab" (Compare Jeremiah 48:1,23 ). It has been identified with el-Kureiyat, 11 miles south-west of Medeba, on the south slope of Jebel Attarus, the ancient Ataroth.

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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Kirjathaim'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/k/kirjathaim.html. 1897.

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