Cities. A town in the south of Judah (Joshua 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. (See HAZOR [4]).
A city of Moab (Jeremiah 48:24,41), called Kirioth (Amos 2:2).
Source: Easton's Bible Dictionary
Kerioth
(cities ).
A name which occurs among the lists of the towns in the southern district of Judah. (Joshua 15:25) Supposed by some to have been the birthplace of Judas Iscariot.
A city of Moab, named by Jeremiah only, (Jeremiah 48:24)
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