Kiriathaim

A Levitical city in Reuben

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

  • Kiriathaim

Original word

  • קִרְיָתַיִם kiriathaim, kirjathaim
    H7156
Citations
“Kiriathaim.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Kiriathaim appears in Scripture

Genesis 14

וּבְאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בָּא כְדָרְלָעֹמֶר וְהַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ וַיַּכּוּ אֶת-רְפָאִים בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם וְאֶת-הַזּוּזִים בְּהָם וְאֵת הָֽאֵימִים בְּשָׁוֵה קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃
5
And 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,

Numbers 32

וּבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן בָּנוּ אֶת-חֶשְׁבּוֹן וְאֶת-אֶלְעָלֵא וְאֵת קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃
37
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

Joshua 13

וְקִרְיָתַיִם וְשִׂבְמָה וְצֶרֶת הַשַּׁחַר בְּהַר הָעֵֽמֶק׃
19
And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley,

1 Chronicles 6

וּמִמַּטֵּה נַפְתָּלִי אֶת-קֶדֶשׁ בַּגָּלִיל וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ וְאֶת-חַמּוֹן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ וְאֶת-קִרְיָתַיִם וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃
76
And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.

Jeremiah 48

לְמוֹאָב כֹּֽה-אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הוֹי אֶל-נְבוֹ כִּי שֻׁדָּדָה הֹבִישָׁה נִלְכְּדָה קִרְיָתָיִם הֹבִישָׁה הַמִּשְׂגָּב וָחָֽתָּה׃
1
Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
וְעַל קִרְיָתַיִם וְעַל-בֵּית גָּמוּל וְעַל-בֵּית מְעֽוֹן׃
23
And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,

Ezekiel 25

לָכֵן הִנְנִי פֹתֵחַ אֶת-כֶּתֶף מוֹאָב מֵהֶעָרִים מֵֽעָרָיו מִקָּצֵהוּ צְבִי אֶרֶץ בֵּית הַיְשִׁימֹת בַּעַל מְעוֹן ‫(וקריתמה)‬ וְקִרְיָתָֽיְמָה׃
9
Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,