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Kirjath (Kiriath-jearim)

Kirjath-jearim, also called Baalah, a Gibeonite town on the line between Judah and Benjamin. The ark sat there twenty years after the Philistines gave it back, until David brought it up to Jerusalem. The prophet Uriah, whom Jehoiakim had killed, came from there.

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Kirjath-jearim, also called Baalah, a Gibeonite town on the line between Judah and Benjamin. The ark sat there twenty years after the Philistines gave it back, until David brought it up to Jerusalem. The prophet Uriah, whom Jehoiakim had killed, came from there.

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This is Kirjath-jearim, a Gibeonite town on the border of Judah and Benjamin also known as Baalah. The ark of the covenant rested there for twenty years after the Philistines returned it, until David had it brought up to Jerusalem. Kirjath-jearim was also the home of the prophet Uriah, whom King Jehoiakim had executed for prophesying against Jerusalem.

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H7157

Where it appears
  • Joshua 9:17
  • Joshua 15:9
  • Joshua 15:60
  • Joshua 18:14
  • Judges 18:12
  • 1 Samuel 7:2
  • 1 Chronicles 13:5
  • 1 Chronicles 13:6
  • 2 Chronicles 1:4
  • Jeremiah 26:20

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