Bible Dictionary
KERIOTH-HEZRON
Kerioth-hezron was a city in the southern territory of Judah, also called Hazor in Joshua 15:25. Its site has been associated with a ruin north of Tell Arad, though the identification remains uncertain.
Definition
Kerioth-hezron was one of the cities in the southern territory of Judah. Joshua 15:25 identifies it with Hazor, though the wording of the verse has been understood in different ways.
Biblical Usage
The place is listed among Judah’s southern cities in Joshua 15:25.
Historical Background
Robinson identified it with Kuryatain, a ruined site north of Tell Arad. It has also been suggested that Kerioth was the birthplace of Judas Iscariot, but this is only an identification proposed from the name.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ke'-ri-oth-hez'-ron (qeriyoth chetsron; Jos 15:25 says, "The same is Hazor"; the King James Version "Kerioth and Hezron which is Hazor"): One of the cities in the "south" of Judah. Robinson (BR, II, 101) identifies it with the ruined site of Kuryatain, 4 1/2 miles North of Tell `Arad. It has been suggested that Kerioth was the birth place of JUDAS ISCARIOT (which see). Compare KERIOTH, 2.</p>