Kirjathaim
Kirjathaim [EBD]
two cities; a double city. (1.) A city of refuge in Naphtali (1 Chr. 6:76).
(2.) A town on the east of Jordan (Gen. 14:5; Deut. 2:9, 10). It was assigned to the tribe of Reuben (Num. 32:37). In the time of Ezekiel (25:9) it was one of the four cities which formed the "glory of Moab" (comp. Jer. 48:1, 23). It has been identified with el-Kureiyat, 11 miles south-west of Medeba, on the south slope of Jebel Attarus, the ancient Ataroth.
Kirjath-arba - city of Arba, the original name of Hebron (q.v.), so called from the name of its founder, one of the Anakim (Gen. 23:2; 35:27; Josh. 15:13). It was given to Caleb by Joshua as his portion. The Jews interpret the name as meaning "the city of the four", i.e., of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Adam, who were all, as they allege, buried there.
Kirjathaim [NAVE]
KIRJATHAIM, 1. Called also Kiriathaim. A city of Reuben, Num. 32:37; Josh. 13:19.Prophecies concerning, Jer. 48:1, 23; Ezek. 25:9.
2. A Levitical city in Naphtali, 1 Chr. 6:76.
