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Kir-haraseth

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Smith's Bible Dictionary by William Smith (1863)

Kir-har’aseth. (brick fortress). 2Ki 3:25. Kir-har’aseth, Kir-ha’resh, Isa 16:11 Kir-har’es, Jer 48:31; Jer 48:36. These four names are all applied to one place, probably Kir of Moab. See Kir of Moab.

People's Dictionary of the Bible by Edwin W. Rice (1893)

Kir-haraseth (kir’hăr’a-sĕth), brick fortress, 2Ki 3:25 A. V.; or Kir-hareseth, Isa 16:7; or Kir-haresh (kir-hâ’resh), Isa 16:11 A. V.; or Kir-heres (kir-hç’res), Jer 48:31; Jer 48:36; or simply Kir of Moab, Isa 15:1. A strong fortress in Moab, situated near the southeastern shore of the Dead Sea. It is now called Kerak.

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