Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 48:24
And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
24. Kerioth ] This may be another name for Ar of Moab (Num 21:28). See on Amo 2:2, C.B. Both nouns have city for their primary sense.
Bozrah ] probably the Bezer of Deu 4:43; Jos 20:8; Jos 21:36. The B. of Jer 49:13 was in Edom.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Kerioth – A synonym of Ar, the old capital of Moab. It appears to have been a considerable place, and has been identified with El-Korriat, situated on the long ridge of Mount Attarus.
Bozrah – Probably the Bosora mentioned in 1 Macc. 5:26 in company with Bosor, i. e., Bezer. Since the word means sheepfolds, it was no doubt a common name for places in this upland region, fit only for pasturage.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
God threateneth vengeance to come upon all Moab, which had great plains, Num 31:12; 33:48. For the names of these cities, and those mentioned Jer 48:22-24, some of them we read of in other places of holy writ; others we read not of, neither is it material for us to know their situation; they are not at this day to be known by their old names: they are all here mentioned as cities at this time belonging to the Moabites, to whom this vengeance is threatened, and not to them only, but to all other cities of the land of Moab wherever situate.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
24. Kerioth (Jos 15:25;Amo 2:2).
Bozrah(See on Isa34:6); at one time under the dominion of Edom, though belongingoriginally to Moab (Gen 36:33;Isa 63:1). Others think theBozrah in Edom distinct from that of Moab. “Bezer” (Jos21:36).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And upon Kerioth,…. Which once belonged to the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:25; from this place Judas Iscariot is by some thought to have his name; as if it was “Ish Kerioth”, “a man of Kerioth”. Grotius takes it to be the Goiratha of Ptolemy:
and upon Bozrah; not in Idumea, but in Moab; the same with Bezer,
Jos 21:36;
and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, for and near; all the rest of the cities not named, whether nearer or farther off from Aroer.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(24) Kerioth.The name, plural in form (= cities), has been identified by Mr. Porter (Five Years, &c, ii. 191-198) with Kureiyeh, a ruined town lying not far from Buzrah, identified with the Bozrah that is coupled with it here, in the Haran. These are, however, some sixty miles north of Heshbon, and this has been thought adverse to the identification. On the other hand, the expression far and near indicates that Jeremiah takes in the more distant cities to which the power of Moab may have extended. From the mention of the palaces of Kirioth in Amo. 2:2, it appears to have been a place of importance. Mr. Grove (art. Kerioth in Smiths Dict. Bible) suggests its possible identity with Kureiyat, not far from Dibon and Beth-meon.
Bozrah.The name (= fortification) is familiar as belonging to the more famous city of Edom (Jer. 49:13). The Moabite town, identified as above with the Buzrah of the Haran, appears in 1Ma. 5:26 as Bosora, one of the towns of Galaad or Gilead, and in Roman history as Bostra, the birthplace of the Emperor Philip, known as the Arabian.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Jer 48:24 And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
Ver. 24. And upon Bazrah. ] Called also Bezer. Jos 21:36
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Kerioth. Probably the same as Kiriathaim (Jer 48:1).
Bozrah. Now el Buseirah, in Edom, south-east of the Dead Sea.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Kerioth: Jer 48:41, Amo 2:2
Bozrah: Deu 4:43, Bezer, Jos 21:36, Bezor, Zep 2:8-10