Debir
דְּבִיר · de.vir · H1688Aקִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר · qir.yat san.nah · H71581 other spelling“an orator; a word” Hitchcock's 186911 mentions in 3 books, most in Joshua (8)
Where it is
31.42° N, 34.97° E
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Mentioned most in
Counted from 11 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
About this place
Debir, also referred to as Kiriath-sannah or Kiriath-sepher, was a Canaanite city located in the hill country of Judah. It was conquered by Joshua during the initial Israelite conquest of Canaan (Joshua 10:38-39; 11:21; 12:13). Later, Caleb offered his daughter Achsah in marriage to whoever would capture Debir, and Othniel, Caleb's nephew, successfully took the city (Joshua 15:15-16; Judges 1:11-12). The city was also known as Kiriath-sannah, meaning "city of palm," and Kiriath-sepher, meaning "city of books," possibly indicating it was a center of learning. After its capture, Debir was allotted to the priests (Joshua 21:15; 1Ch.6.58).
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Every mention
11 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Joshua8 mentions
Joshua 10:38Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it.Joshua 10:39He took it, with its king and all its cities. They struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining. As he had done to…Joshua 11:21Joshua came at that time, and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel.…Joshua 12:13the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;Joshua 15:15He went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.Joshua 15:16Caleb said, “He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”Joshua 15:49Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (which is Debir),Joshua 21:15Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
Judges2 mentions
1 Chronicles1 mention
What the dictionary says
Oracle town; sanctuary.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain