Debir

A written article for Debir is still to come. Below and alongside: where Debir appears in Scripture, with the original words, places on the map and any dates on record.

  • Debir

Original word

  • דְּבִיר debir
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Where Debir appears in Scripture

Joshua 10

וַיִּשְׁלַח אֲדֹֽנִי-צֶדֶק מֶלֶךְ יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם אֶל-הוֹהָם מֶֽלֶךְ-חֶבְרוֹן וְאֶל-פִּרְאָם מֶֽלֶךְ-יַרְמוּת וְאֶל-יָפִיעַ מֶֽלֶךְ-לָכִישׁ וְאֶל-דְּבִיר מֶֽלֶךְ-עֶגְלוֹן לֵאמֹֽר׃
3
Wherefore Adoni-zedek 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,
וַיָּשָׁב יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמּוֹ דְּבִרָה וַיִּלָּחֶם עָלֶֽיהָ׃
38
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ וְאֶת-מַלְכָּהּ וְאֶת-כָּל-עָרֶיהָ וַיַּכּוּם לְפִי-חֶרֶב וַֽיַּחֲרִימוּ אֶת-כָּל-נֶפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר-בָּהּ לֹא הִשְׁאִיר שָׂרִיד כַּֽאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְחֶבְרוֹן כֵּן-עָשָׂה לִדְבִרָה וּלְמַלְכָּהּ וְכַֽאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְלִבְנָה וּלְמַלְכָּֽהּ׃
39
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.

Joshua 11

וַיָּבֹא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בָּעֵת הַהִיא וַיַּכְרֵת אֶת-הָֽעֲנָקִים מִן-הָהָר מִן-חֶבְרוֹן מִן-דְּבִר מִן-עֲנָב וּמִכֹּל הַר יְהוּדָה וּמִכֹּל הַר יִשְׂרָאֵל עִם-עָֽרֵיהֶם הֶֽחֱרִימָם יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃
21
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 utterly them with their cities.

Joshua 12

מֶלֶךְ דְּבִר אֶחָד מֶלֶךְ גֶּדֶר אֶחָֽד׃
13
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Joshua 13

וּמֵֽחֶשְׁבּוֹן עַד-רָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּה וּבְטֹנִים וּמִֽמַּחֲנַיִם עַד-גְּבוּל לִדְבִֽר׃
26
And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

Joshua 15

וְעָלָה הַגְּבוּל׀ דְּבִרָה מֵעֵמֶק עָכוֹר וְצָפוֹנָה פֹּנֶה אֶל-הַגִּלְגָּל אֲשֶׁר-נֹכַח לְמַֽעֲלֵה אֲדֻמִּים אֲשֶׁר מִנֶּגֶב לַנָּחַל וְעָבַר הַגְּבוּל אֶל-מֵי-עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ וְהָיוּ תֹֽצְאֹתָיו אֶל-עֵין רֹגֵֽל׃
7
And 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:
וַיַּעַל מִשָּׁם אֶל-יֹֽשְׁבֵי דְּבִר וְשֵׁם-דְּבִר לְפָנִים קִרְיַת-סֵֽפֶר׃
15
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
וְדַנָּה וְקִרְיַת-סַנָּה הִיא דְבִֽר׃
49
And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir,

Joshua 21

וְאֶת-חֹלֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁהָ וְאֶת-דְּבִר וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃
15
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

Judges 1

וַיֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם אֶל-יֽוֹשְׁבֵי דְּבִיר וְשֵׁם-דְּבִיר לְפָנִים קִרְיַת-סֵֽפֶר׃
11
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:

1 Chronicles 6

וְאֶת-חִילֵז וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ אֶת-דְּבִיר וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃
58
And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,