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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
debir