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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Kirjathbaal (Kiriath-jearim)

They also called Kirjath-jearim by this name, and Baalah, a boundary town between Judah and Benjamin and one of the Gibeonite towns. The ark stayed there about twenty years before David brought it up to Jerusalem.

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They also called Kirjath-jearim by this name, and Baalah, a boundary town between Judah and Benjamin and one of the Gibeonite towns. The ark stayed there about twenty years before David brought it up to Jerusalem.

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Kirjath-baal is another name for Kirjath-jearim, listed alongside it as a boundary town of Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:60; 18:14). Also called Baalah, it was one of the four Gibeonite league towns and later held the ark of the covenant for about twenty years before David brought it up to Jerusalem.

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The word

H7154

Where it appears
  • Joshua 15:60
  • Joshua 18:14

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