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Kerioth (Hebrew: קְרִיּוֹת, Kriyot ) is the name of two cities mentioned in the Hebrew Bible .1 The spelling Kirioth appears in the King James Version of Amos 2:2. A town in the south of Judea ( Joshua 15:25 ). Judas Iscariot was probably a native of this place, and hence his name Iscariot.2It has been identified with the ruins of el-Kureitein , about 10 miles south of Hebron .3 A city of Moab ( Jeremiah 48:24 , 48:41 ), called Kirioth ( Amos 2:2 ). This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.).4Nelson and Sons. 31°20′42″N 35°07′28″E  /  31.3449522°N 35.1243756°E  / 31.3449522; 35.1243756 Thomas Kelly Cheyne (1901) [1899].5 A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
(Hebrew: Kriyot קְרִיּוֹת) A town in the south of Judea ( Joshua 15:25 ). Judas Iscariot was probably a native of this place, and hence his name Iscariot. It has been identified with the ruins of el-Kureitein , about 10 miles south of Hebron . A city of Moab ( Jeremiah 48:24 , 48:41 ), called Kirioth ( Amos 2:2 ). This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). Nelson and Sons. : Missing or empty |title= ( help ) v t e v t e v t e 31°20′42″N 35°07′28″E  /  31.3449522°N 35.1243756°E  / 31.3449522; 35.1243756
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The opening as it stood in 2015
(Hebrew: Kriyot קְרִיּוֹת) A town in the south of Judea ( Joshua 15:25 ). Judas Iscariot was probably a native of this place, and hence his name Iscariot. It has been identified with the ruins of el-Kureitein , about 10 miles south of Hebron . A city of Moab ( Jeremiah 48:24 , 48:41 ), called Kirioth ( Amos 2:2 ). This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). Nelson and Sons. : Missing or empty |title= ( help ) v t e v t e 31°20′42″N 35°07′28″E  /  31.3449522°N 35.1243756°E  / 31.3449522; 35.1243756
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31°20′42″N 35°07′28″E  /  31.3449522°N 35.1243756°E  / 31.3449522; 35.1243756 Kerioth ( , Qǝrīyyōṯ ) is the name of two cities mentioned in the Hebrew Bible . The spelling Kirioth appears in the King James Version of Amos 2:2. The name means "cities," and is the plural of the Biblical Hebrew קריה . A town in the south of Judea ( Joshua 15:25 ). Judas Iscariot was probably a native, hence his name "Iscariot". It has been identified with the ruins of El Kureitein, about 10 miles south of Hebron . A city of Moab ( Jeremiah 48:24 , 48:41 ), called Kirioth ( Amos 2:2 ). A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible .
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Cities in the Bible 31°20′42″N 35°07′28″E  /  31.3449522°N 35.1243756°E  / 31.3449522; 35.1243756 Kerioth ( Hebrew : קְרִיּוֹת , Qǝrīyyōṯ ) is the name of two cities mentioned in the Hebrew Bible . The spelling Kirioth appears in the King James Version of Amos 2:2. The name means "cities," and is the plural of the Biblical Hebrew קריה . A town in the south of Judea ( Joshua 15:25 ). Judas Iscariot may have been a native, hence his name "Iscariot". A city of Moab ( Jeremiah 48:24 , 48:41 ), called Kirioth ( Amos 2:2 ). A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political, and Religious History, the Archaeology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible .
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probably a native of this place
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ruin located around 20 km south of hebron in the west bank of palestine
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