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Debir in the Bible.

Debir is a town in the Bible, about 43 km (27 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 11 verses, from Joshua 10:38 to 1 Chronicles 6:58. The King James Version also gives the name Debir to 2 other places, listed on this page.

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People named with Debir.

Achsah 2Caleb 2Joshua 2Judah 1

Near Debir.

All 11 verses that name this Debir.

Joshua 8

  • Joshua 10:38And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to 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.
  • 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.
  • Joshua 12:13The 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.
  • Joshua 15:16And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
  • Joshua 15:49And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir,
  • Joshua 21:15And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

Judges 2

  • Judges 1:11And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:
  • Judges 1:12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

1 Chronicles 1

Other places called Debir.

Debir, about 13 km (8 miles) east of Jerusalem.

A town, named in 1 verse.

  • Joshua 15:7And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel:

Debir, about 107 km (67 miles) north of Jerusalem.

A town, named in 1 verse.

  • Joshua 13:26And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

Questions about Debir.

Where is Debir in the Bible?

Debir is a town about 43 km (27 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Debir named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Debir in 11 verses, in 3 books, from Joshua 10:38 to 1 Chronicles 6:58. It also gives the name Debir to 2 other places.

Which people are named with Debir in the Bible?

The verses that name Debir also name Achsah, Caleb, Joshua and Judah.

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