Encyclopedia entry
Kirjath
City, a city belonging to Benjamin (Josh. 18:28), the modern Kuriet el-‘Enab, i.e., “city of grapes”, about 7 1/2 miles west-north-west of Jerusalem.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(a city), the last of the cities enumerated as belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, (Joshua 18:28) probably identical with the better-known place Kirjath-jearim.
In the Bible
1
Verses where Kirjath is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Joshua 18:28
Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim —fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
Scripture on Kirjath
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Entries that reference Kirjath
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- ArbahArkBaalBaalahBaale of JudahCalebDebirEleazarEphratahEshtaolThe EshtaulitesGibeahHazorHebronHittitesKirjath-jearimKirjath-sannahKirjath-sepherKirjatharbaKirjatharimKirjathjearimMahaneh-danMahanehdanManahetbitesThe MishraitesNachonsNamesObed-EdomOthnielPerez-uzzahThe PuhitesRabbahScribesSeirShobalThe ShumathitesUrijahUzza, Or UzzahUzzahWriting
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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