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Kirjath-huzoth
Kirjath-huzoth was a Moabite city where Balak received Balaam. Its exact location is unknown, though it was probably between the Arnon and Bamoth-baal.
Definition
Kirjath-huzoth, meaning “city of streets,” was a Moabite city. Balak received and entertained Balaam there after inviting him from Pethor to pronounce a curse on Israel.
Biblical Usage
The city appears in the account of Balak’s reception of Balaam, whom Balak summoned in hope of stopping Israel’s progress by a curse. It is mentioned in Numbers 22:39.
Historical Background
Kirjath-huzoth was probably situated between the Arnon and Bamoth-baal. It may have been associated with the nearby high place from which Balaam first saw Israel’s encampments.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
City of streets, Num. 22:39, a Moabite city, which some identify with Kirjathaim. Balak here received and entertained Balaam, whom he had invited from Pethor, among the “mountains of the east,” beyond the Euphrates, to lay his ban upon the Israelites, whose progress he had no hope otherwise of arresting. It was probably from the summit of Attarus, the high place near the city, that the soothsayer first saw the encampments of Israel.