Debir
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Other places named Debir: Debir (Joshua 15), Debir (Joshua 13).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kiriath-sepher, Kiriath Sepher, Kiriath-sannah, Kirjath Sepher, Kirjath-sepher, Kiriath Sannah, Kiriath Sanna, Kirjath Sannah |
| Most likely | Khirbet Rabud (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.432° N, 35.015° E |
| Mentioned in | 11 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 10:38 |
Debir is a settlement named in 11 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Rabud (high confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Rabud | high (78%) | 31.432° N, 35.015° E |
| Khirbet Tarrama | very low (2%) | 31.479° N, 35.033° E |
| Tell Beit Mirsim | very low (-14%) | 31.456° N, 34.910° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 10:38And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.
- Joshua 10:39And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king.
- Joshua 11:21And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
- Joshua 12:13The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
- Joshua 15:15And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher.From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
- Joshua 15:16And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
- Joshua 15:49And Dannah, and Kirjath–sannah, which is Debir,Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
- Joshua 21:15And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,Holon, Debir,
Judges
- Judges 1:11And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher:From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
- Judges 1:12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 6:58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,Hilen, Debir,
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.