Kerioth
“the cities; the callings” Hitchcock's 18693 mentions in 2 books, most in Jeremiah (2)
Where it is
No coordinates are recorded for this place.
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About this place
Kerioth was one of the towns of Moab on which judgment was pronounced: “on Kiriathaim, on Beth Gamul, on Beth Meon, on Kerioth, on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near” (Jeremiah 48:23–24). Jeremiah foretold its fall, “Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized” (Jeremiah 48:41), and through Amos Yahweh said, “I will send a fire on Moab, and it will devour the palaces of Kerioth” (Amos 2:2). The inscription of Mesha king of Moab (the Moabite Stone, 9th century BC) also names Kerioth. Its site is not known for certain. It is distinct from Kiriathaim, named beside it in Jeremiah 48:23, and from Kerioth Hezron in the south of Judah (Joshua 15:25).
Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · corrected by Gospel Companion from the verses
Every mention
3 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Jeremiah 2 mentions
Jeremiah 48:24on Kerioth, on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.Jeremiah 48:41Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized. The heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day will be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Amos 1 mention
What the dictionary says
Cities.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- Gospel Companion · written from the verses (WEB) for this entry
- Corrected by Gospel Companion · Kerioth (Jeremiah 48:24, 41; Amos 2:2) is a different town of Moab from Kiriathaim, named beside it in Jeremiah 48:23-24
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain