Debir in Smiths Bible Dictionary
(a sanctuary), the name of three places of Israel.
1. A town in the mountains of Judah, Jos 15:49 one of
a group of eleven cities to the west of Hebron. The earlier
name of Debir was Kirjath-sepher, "city of book," Jos 15:15;
Jud 1:11 and Kirjath-sannah, "city of palm." Jos 15:49 It was
one of the cities given with their "suburbs" to the priests.
Jos 21:15; 1Ch 6:58 Debir has not been discovered with
certainty in modern times; but about three miles to the west
of Hebron is a deep and secluded valley called the Wady
Nunkur, enclosed on the north by hills, of which one bears a
name certainly suggestive of Debir--Dewir-ban.
2. A place on the north boundary of Judah, near the
"valley of Achor." Jos 15:7 A Wady Dabor is marked in Van de
Velde's map as close to the south of Neby Musa, at the
northwest corner of the Dead Sea.
3. The "border of Debir" is named as forming part of
the boundary of Gad, Jos 13:26 and as apparently not far from
Mahanaim.
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