Debir (Easton)

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Oracle town; sanctuary. One of the eleven cities to the west of Hebron, in the highlands of Judah (Joshua 15:49; Judges 1:11-15 ). It was originally one of the towns of the Anakim (Joshua 15:15 ), and was also called Kirjath-sepher (q.v.) and Kirjath-sannah (49). Caleb, who had conquered and taken"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter D Bible Dictionaries Debir Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Death Next Entry Deborah Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Debir Dictionaries American Tract Society Debir Easton's Bible Dictionary Debir Fausset Bible Dictionary Debir (2) Debir (1) Holman Bible Dictionary Debir Hitchcock Bible Names Debir Hastings' BibleDictionary Debir Morrish Bible Dictionary Debir Smith Bible Dictionary Debir Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Debir (1) Debir (2) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Debir McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Debir Debir (2) The Jewish Encyclopedia Debir Debir, the Lexicons דְּבִיר דְּבִיר, , לִדְבִר Oracle town; sanctuary. One of the eleven cities to the west of Hebron, in the highlands of Judah ( Joshua 15:49 ; Judges 1:11-15 ). It was originally one of the towns of the Anakim ( Joshua 15:15 ), and was also called Kirjath-sepher (q.v.) and Kirjath-sannah (49). Caleb, who had conquered and taken possession of the town and district of Hebron ( Joshua 14:6-15 ), offered the hand of his daughter to any one who would successfully lead a party against Debir. Othniel, his younger brother ( Judges 1:13 ; 3:9 ), achieved the conquest, and gained Achsah as his wife. She was not satisfied with the portion her father gave her, and as she was proceeding toward her new home, she "lighted from off her ass" and said to him, "Give me a blessing [i.e., a dowry]: for thou hast given me a south land" ( Joshua 15:19 , A.V.); or, as in the Revised Version, "Thou hast set me in the land of the south", i.e., in the Negeb, outside the rich valley of Hebron, in the dry and barren land. "Give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs." Debir has been identified with the modern Edh-Dhaheriyeh, i.e., "the well on the ridge", to the south of Hebron. A place near the "valley of Achor" ( Joshua 15:7 ), on the north boundary of Judah, between Jerusalem and Jericho. The king of Eglon, one of the five Canaanitish kings who were hanged by Joshua ( Joshua 10:3,23 ) after the victory at Gibeon. These kings fled and took refuge in a cave at Makkedah. Here they were kept confined till Joshua returned from the pursuit of their discomfited armies, when he caused them to be brought forth, and "Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees" (26).

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)