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Debir - Definition and Overview |
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A Biblical name, Debir may refer to:
- The most inner and sacred part of Solomon's Temple, most commonly known as "Sanctum Santorum".
- A Canaanite king of Eglon, slain by Joshua. (Joshua chapter 10) Added by miracles, Joshua's army routed the Caananite military, forcing Debir and the other kings to seek refugee in a cave. There they were trapped until later executed.
- A royal Canaanite city, also known as Kiriath-Sepher and Kiriath-Sannah. (Joshua 15:15) It became a Levite city. (Joshua 21:9) Its location is unclear, but today it is commonly identified with Khirbet Rabud southwest of Hebron.
- A site mentioned to be in the low plain of Achor. (Joshua 15:7) Though its exact location is not known, the name may have survived in Thogheret ed-Debr, southwest of Jericho.
- A location in Gilead, at the border of the Tribe of Gad, commonly believed to be the same as Lo-Debar. (Joshua 13:26) Some identfy the place with Umm ed-Dabar, 16 km (10 miles) south of Gennesareth Sea.
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Example Usage of Debir |
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revjasont: mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which [is] Debir, And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, |
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revjasont: And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher. And Caleb said, He that |
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revjasont: border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben: And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so |
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