Kerioth
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Al Qurayyat (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.541° N, 35.686° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Jeremiah 48:24 |
Kerioth is a settlement named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Al Qurayyat (medium confidence; 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Al Qurayyat | medium (56%) | 31.541° N, 35.686° E |
| another name for Ar | low (16%) | 31.281° N, 35.760° E |
| Aleiyan | very low (13%) | 31.532° N, 35.880° E |
| another name for Kir-hareseth | very low (1%) | 31.181° N, 35.701° E |
| not a proper name (cities) | very low (0%) | — |
| Es Saliyeh | very low (-2%) | 31.455° N, 35.920° E |
Verses
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 48:24And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.
- Jeremiah 48:41Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
Amos
- Amos 2:2But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.
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.