Bible Dictionary
Shaveh Kiriathaim
Shaveh Kiriathaim was the plain or valley near Kiriathaim where Chedorlaomer defeated the Emim. The place belonged to the region later associated with Moab.
Definition
Shaveh Kiriathaim was the plain or valley in or near Kiriathaim, where the Emim lived at the time of Chedorlaomer’s incursion.
Biblical Usage
It is mentioned as the place associated with Chedorlaomer’s defeat of the Emim.
Historical Background
Kiriathaim is identified in the supplied material with Kureiyat, north of Dibon, in the land of Moab, though the city itself is also said not to have been identified.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Plain of Kirja-thaim where Chedorlaomer defeated the Emims, the original inhabitants (Gen. 14:5). Now Kureiyat, north of Dibon, in the land of Moab.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(plain of the double city), mentioned (Genesis 14:5) as the residence of the Emim at the time of Chedorlaomer’s incursion. Kiriathaim is named in the later history, though it has not been identified; and Shaveh Kiriathaim was probably the valley in or by which the town lay.