Debir
And 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....
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And 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....
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Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of
Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king
of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,...
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A Biblical name, Debir may refer to:
The most inner and sacred part of Solomon's Temple, most
commonly known as "Sanctum Sanctorum"; see Most Holy Place.
A Canaanite king of Eglon, slain by Joshua. (Joshua chapter
10) Aided by miracles, Joshua's army routed the Canaanite
military, forcing Debir and the other kings to seek refuge in
a cave. Ther...
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de'-ber (debhir, or debhir, "oracle"): King of Eglon, one of
the five Amorite kings whose confederation against Israel was
overcome and who were killed by Joshua (Josh 10:3)....
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1. King of Eglon
Jos 10:3-27
-2. A town in the mountains of Judah
Also called KIRJATH-SANNAH, and KIRJATH-SEPHER, which
signifies a city of books
Jos 15:15,16
Anakim expelled from, by Joshua
Jos 11:21
Taken by Othniel
Jos 15:15-17,49; Jud 1:12,13
Allotted to the Aaronites
Jos 21:15
-3. A place near the valley of Achor
Jos 15:7...
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(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 pries...
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oracle town; sanctuary. (1.) One of the eleven cities to the
west of Hebron, in the highlands of Judah (Josh.
15:49; Judg.
1:11-15). It was originally one of the towns of the
Anakim
(Josh. 15:15), and was also called Kirjath-sepher
(q.v.) and
Kirjath-sannah (49). Caleb, who had conquered and
taken
possession of the town and district of Heb...
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1. In the highlands of Judah, near Hebron. First taken by
Joshua (Joshua 10:38-39; Joshua 11:21; Joshua 12:13; Joshua
15:49). Formerly Kirjath Sepher (city of the book), or K.
Sannah (palm). There is still a Dewirban three miles W. of
Hebron. But Debir was S. of Hebron (Joshua 15:49); so Van de
Velde identifies it with Dilbeh, S.W. of Hebron. ...
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