Shaveh-kiriathaim in the Bible.

Shaveh-kiriathaim is a stretch of open country in the Bible, about 50 km (31 miles) south-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Genesis 14:5.

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About Shaveh-kiriathaim.

Plain of Kirja-thaim where Chedorlaomer defeated the Emims, the original inhabitants (Gen. 14:5). Now Kureiyat, north of Dibon, in the land of Moab.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Shaveh-kiriathaim.

Chedorlaomer 1

Near Shaveh-kiriathaim.

Atroth-shophan6 km north
Dibon10 km south-east
Aroer15 km south-east
Baal-meon16 km north
Almon-diblathaim17 km north-east
Kedemoth18 km east

The verse that names Shaveh-kiriathaim.

Genesis 1

Genesis 14:5And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

Questions about Shaveh-kiriathaim.

Where is Shaveh-kiriathaim in the Bible?

Shaveh-kiriathaim is a stretch of open country about 50 km (31 miles) south-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Shaveh-kiriathaim named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Shaveh-kiriathaim in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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