Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Kerioth

Name meaningthe cities; the callings

1.

Cities.

2.

A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:25). Judas the traitor was probably a native of this place, and hence his name Iscariot. It has been identified with the ruins of el-Kureitein, about 10 miles south of Hebron.

3.

A city of Moab (Jer. 48:24, 41), called Kirioth (Amos 2:2).

Kerioth in Nave’s Topical Bible4 references, arranged by theme

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