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1. Town on the Moabite plateau, mentioned in the march of the four kings against the five (Gn 14:5) where the indigenous Emim were attacked. It was taken by the Israelites from Sihon (Nm 32:37) and included in Reuben’s inheritance (Jos 13:19). The Moabite Stone records that Sihon fortified the place after gaining control of the plateau; in the seventh century BC it was still under Moabite control (Jer 48:1, 23 OET JER 48:1 · OET JER 48:23; Ez 25:9). Eusebius placed it 10 Roman miles west of Medeba. Two identifications have been proposed—either Khirbet el-Qureiyeh or Qaryat el-Mukhaiyet, six miles (9.7 kilometers) northwest and three miles (4.8 kilometers) northwest of Medeba respectively.

Show passage in OET: GEN 14:5

OET-RV GEN 14:5

5 Then in the fourteenth year, Kedorla’omer and the kings who were with him went and attacked the Refaim in Ashterot -Karnayim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh -Kiryatayim,

OET-LV GEN 14:5

5 And_in_four- teen year Kedorlaomer and_the_kings who with_him/it he _came and_they _defeated DOM the_Rəfāʼīm in_ˊAshtərot- qarnayim and_DOM the_Zuzites in_Ḩām and_DOM the_ʼĒymīm in_Shaveh Qiryātayim.

Show passage in OET: NUM 32:37

OET-RV NUM 32:37

37 The Re’uvenim rebuilt Heshbon, El’aleh, Kiryatayim,

OET-LV NUM 32:37

37 And_the _sons of _Rəʼūⱱēn they _built DOM Ḩeshbōn and_DOM ʼElˊālēh and_DOM Qiryātayim.

Show passage in OET: JOS 13:19

OET-RV JOS 13:19

19 Kiryatayim, Sivmah, and Tseret -Hashahar on the hill within the valley.

OET-LV JOS 13:19

19 And_Qiryātayim and_Səⱱām and_Zereth- shahar on_the _hill _of the _valley.

Show passage in OET: JER 48:1; JER 48:23

OET-RV JER 48:1

48 Yisrael’s (Israel) god, Commander-in-chief Yahweh says to Moav (Moab):
⇔ Nevo won’t end well because it’ll be devastated.
⇔ Kiryatayim has been humiliated and captured.
⇔ Its fortress has been disgraced and shattered.

OET-RV JER 48:23

23 Kiryatayim, Beyt -Gamul, Beyt -Me’on,

OET-LV JER 48:1

48 Of_Mōʼāⱱ thus YHWH soldiers/messengers the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _says woe to Nəⱱō if/because it _will _be _devastated it _will _be _put _to _shame Qiryātayim it _will _be _captured the_stronghold it _will _be _put _to _shame and_it _will _be _shattered.

OET-LV JER 48:23

23 And_on Qiryātayim and_on Bēyt Gāmūl and_on Bēyt Məˊōn.

Show passage in OET: EZE 25:9

OET-RV EZE 25:9

9 well listen, I’ll destroy the border cities protecting Moav, starting with the splendour of Beyt -Hayeshimot, Ba’al -Me’on, and Kiryatayim.

OET-LV EZE 25:9

9 For_so/thus/hence here_I am_about _to _open DOM the _slope _of Mōʼāⱱ from_the_cities from_cities _of_its from_border _of_its the_beauty _of the_land Bēyt Hayshimōt/(Jeshimoth) Baˊal Məˊōn Qiryātayim.

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2. Levitical town in Naphtali’s territory (1 Chr 6:76), called Kartan in Joshua 21:32; the latter is probably a dialectical variant. The suggested identification is with Khirbet el-Qurieyeh, northeast of ‘Ain Ibl in southern Lebanon.

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