Kir
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Other places named Kir: Kir (Isaiah 15).
| Type | mountain range and region and settlement and valley |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Der (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 33.124° N, 45.931° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | 2 Kings 16:9 |
Kir is a mountain range and region and settlement and valley named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Der (medium confidence; 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Der | medium (47%) | 33.124° N, 45.931° E |
| within 100 km of the Kura River | very low (10%) | 39.286° N, 49.428° E |
| Amuk Valley | very low (7%) | 36.354° N, 36.362° E |
| another name for Koa | very low (7%) | 34.388° N, 47.132° E |
| within 50 km of Tell Meskene | very low (6%) | 35.987° N, 38.110° E |
| not a proper name (common noun for "city") | very low (4%) | — |
| within 100 km of Elam | very low (2%) | 32.189° N, 48.258° E |
| El Kaiyara | very low (2%) | 37.301° N, 41.034° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 16:9And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 22:6And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.
Amos
- Amos 1:5I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.
- Amos 9:7Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?
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.