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Kiriath-jearim

Kiriath-jearim, a city where the ark of the covenant resided for 20 years (1Sa.7.1-2).

Also known as Kiriath Jearim · Kirjath-jearim · Kiriath-arim · Kirjath-arim · Kiriath · Kirjath · Kiriath-baal · Kirjath-baal · Kiriath Baal · Baalah · Baale-judah · Baalah in Judah · Baale of Judah · Jaar · wood

Kiriath-jearim, also referred to as Kiriath-arim, Kiriath-baal, Baalah, Baale-judah, or Jaar, was a city located on the border between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:9, 18:14-15). It was one of the four Gibeonite cities that deceived Joshua into making a treaty with them (Joshua 9:17). The ark of the covenant was brought to Kiriath-jearim after being returned by the Philistines and remained there for 20 years (1Sa.6.21, 7:1-2). David later retrieved the ark from Kiriath-jearim to bring it to Jerusalem (1Ch.13.5-6, 2Ch.1.4). The city was also the hometown of the prophet Uriah (Jeremiah 26:20). Kiriath-jearim was resettled by the descendants of Judah after the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 7:29, Ezra 2:25).

Approximate location: 31.771, 34.994 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas

Where Kiriath-jearim appears

22 verses in 10 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H7157

Joshua7
Judges1
1 Samuel3
2 Samuel1
1 Chronicles5
2 Chronicles1
Ezra1
Nehemiah1
Psalms1
Jeremiah1

Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.