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Shaveh-Kiriathaim

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Shaveh' Kiryatha'yim, שָׁוֵה קרַיָתָיַ ם, plain of the double city; Sept. Σαυή πόλις ), a plain at or near the city of Kiriathaim, occupied by the Emim at the time of Chedorlaomer's invasion (Genesis 14:5). Schwarz finds the town (which is known to have been located east of the Jordan) in. the ruins of Kiriat, one and a half mile southwest from Mount Atara (Palest. p. 228), and the dale, or Shaveh (q.v.), must have been in the immediate vicinity. (See KIRJATHAIM).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shaveh-Kiriathaim'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/shaveh-kiriathaim.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.