Encyclopedia entry
Kirioth
(two cities), a place in Moab the palaces of which were threatened by Amos with destruction by fire, (Amos 2:2) unless indeed the word means simply “the cities,” which is probably the case also in (Jeremiah 48:4)
In the Bible
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Verses where Kirioth is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Amos 2:2
So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.
- Jeremiah 48:41
Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
Scripture on Kirioth
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Entries that reference Kirioth
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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