Kirjath-Sepher

city of letters, or of the book

City of books, Joshua 15:15; same as Kirjath-sannah (q.v.), now represented by the valley of ed-Dhaberiyeh, south-west of Hebron. The name of this town is an evidence that the Canaanites were acquainted with writing and books. "The town probably contained a noted school, or was the site of an oracle and the residence of some learned priest." The "books" were probably engraved stones or bricks. 7158. Qiryath Sannah -- "city of writing," a city in Judah
... Word Usage Kiriath-sannah (1), Kiriath-sepher (4). Kirjath-sannah,
Kirjath-sepher. Or Qiryath Cepher {keer-yath' say-fer}; from qiryah ...
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Moses and his Writings
... many more Moses must surely have seen; the cities of Canaan were as full of books
as were those of Egypt and Babylonia, for the name 'Kirjath-sepher' (Joshua 15 ...
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Letter cviii. To Eustochium.
... After seeing these places she did not care to go on to Kirjath-sepher, that is
"the village of letters;" because despising the letter that killeth she had ...
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Letter Lxvi. To Pammachius.
... 56, 57 and Conington's note. [1985] Genesis 23:19. [1986] ie Kirjathsepher close
to Hebron (Joshua 15:13-15) where Sarah was buried. [1987] Cf. Joshua 15:14. ...
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Appendices
... gone to the land of Takhis, Kafir-Malona, Tamnah, Kadesh, Dapul, Azai, Har-Nammata,
nor hast thou beheld Kirjath-eneb near Beth-Sopher (Kirjath-Sepher or Debir ...
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Kirjathsepher (4 Occurrences)
...Kirjathsepher (4 Occurrences). Joshua 15:15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants
of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher. (KJV). ...
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Kirjath-sepher (4 Occurrences)
Kirjath-sepher. Kirjathsepher, Kirjath-sepher. Kis . Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
(WBS YLT). Kirjathsepher, Kirjath-sepher. Kis . Reference Bible.
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Smiteth (156 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Joshua 15:16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it,
to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT). ...
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Kiriath-sepher (4 Occurrences)
... cepher; translated by many, as if it were Hebrew, as "house of books." Septuagint
polis grammaton; the King James Version, KirjathSepher; other suggestions ...
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Kiriathsepher
... cepher; translated by many, as if it were Hebrew, as "house of books." Septuagint
polis grammaton; the King James Version, KirjathSepher; other suggestions ...
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Kis (1 Occurrence)

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Kirjath-sannah (1 Occurrence)
... City of the sannah; ie, of the palm(?), Joshua 15:49; the same as Kirjath-sepher
(15:16; Judges 1:11) and Debir (qv), a Canaanitish royal city included in ...
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Kirjath-sephar (1 Occurrence)
Kirjath-sephar. Kirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sephar. Kirjathsepher . Multi-Version
Concordance ... Kirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sephar. Kirjathsepher . Reference Bible
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Kirjathsannah (1 Occurrence)
... City of the sannah; ie, of the palm(?), Joshua 15:49; the same as Kirjath-sepher
(15:16; Judges 1:11) and Debir (qv), a Canaanitish royal city included in ...
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