Shaveh Kiriathaim

Shaveh Kiriathaim [N]

(plain of the double city ), mentioned ( Genesis 14:5 ) as the residence of the Emim at the time of Chedorlaomers incursion. Kiriathaim is named in the later history, though it has not been identified; and Shaveh Kiriathaim was probably the valley in or by which the town lay.


[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Shaveh Kiriathaim'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.