Debir

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Debir is an ancient Canaanite city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, located in the hill country of Judah and associated with Israelite conquest narratives.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
debir 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
biblical city
alsoCalled Kiriath-sannah NERFINISHED
Kiriath-sepher NERFINISHED
appearsInNarrative Joshua’s southern campaign
associatedFigure Achsah NERFINISHED
Caleb NERFINISHED
Othniel NERFINISHED
associatedWith Israelite conquest narratives
capturedFrom Canaanites NERFINISHED
category Cities in the Hebrew Bible
Former populated places in the State of Palestine
conqueredBy Joshua NERFINISHED
describedAs a royal Canaanite city
geopoliticalContext land of Judah NERFINISHED
hasNameMeaning possibly "back room" or "inner sanctuary" in Hebrew
languageOfName Hebrew NERFINISHED
locatedIn Judah NERFINISHED
ancient Canaan NERFINISHED
hill country of Judah
mentionedIn Book of 1 Chronicles NERFINISHED
Book of Joshua NERFINISHED
Book of Judges NERFINISHED
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
modernIdentificationStatus disputed
nearbyRegion Hebron area
Negev NERFINISHED
offeredAsPrizeFor capture by Othniel
possibleModernSite Khirbet Rabud NERFINISHED
Tell Beit Mirsim NERFINISHED
region Southern Levant NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
roleInText site of a major Israelite victory
subsequentInhabitants Israelites NERFINISHED
textualFunction evidence of fulfillment of conquest promises
timePeriod Iron Age
Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED
tribalTerritory Judah NERFINISHED

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Most Holy Place hasAlternativeName Debir
this entity surface form: debir