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Shaveh-Kiriathaim

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Shaveh' Kiryatha'yim, שָׁוֵה קרַיָתָיַ ם, plain of the double city; Sept. Σαυή πόλις ), a plain at or near the city of Kiriathaim, occupied by the Emim at the time of Chedorlaomer's invasion (Genesis 14:5). Schwarz finds the town (which is known to have been located east of the Jordan) in. the ruins of Kiriat, one and a half mile southwest from Mount Atara (Palest. p. 228), and the dale, or Shaveh (q.v.), must have been in the immediate vicinity. (See KIRJATHAIM).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shaveh-Kiriathaim'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/shaveh-kiriathaim.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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