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Debir

American  
[dee-ber] / ˈdi bər /

noun

  1. a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.


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One of the Canaanitish cities taken and destroyed by the Israelites was Debir in the mountainous part of Judah.

From Patriarchal Palestine by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

The other towns ultimately captured by the southern tribes were Hebron, with its copious water supply, Debir to the southwest, and Arad and Hormah which lay on the borders of the South Country.

From The Making of a Nation The Beginnings of Israel's History by Jeremiah Whipple Jenks

Another Hittite city in the south of Judah was Kirjath-sepher, or “Booktown,” also known as Debir, “the sanctuary,” a title which reminds us of that of Kadesh, “the holy city.”

From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

From Debir the tribe of Judah pressed on to the south, and conquered Zephath and Hormah.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker

After this day Joshua is said to have taken Hebron, Debir, Libnah, and Lachish, to have conquered the kings of Northern Canaan in a great battle, and to have gained their cities, including Hazor.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker

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