Kirjathjearim
Kirjathjearim
[Kir’jath-jear’im]
City lying on the borders of Judah and Benjamin, the former name of which was KIRJATH-BAAL. Jos 15:60; Jos 18:14. It was one of the four cities included in the compact made with Gibeon. The ark was removed to the hill of the city and remained there many years (see ABINADAB). Jos 9:17; Jos 15:9; Jos 18:15; Jdg 18:12; 1Sa 6:21; 1Sa 7:1-2; 1Ch 2:50; 1Ch 2:52-53; 1Ch 13:5-6; 2Ch 1:4; Neh 7:29; Jer 26:20. The city is also called KIRJATH in Jos 18:28; KIRJATH-ARIM in Ezr 2:25; BAALAH in Jos 15:9-11, and BAALE OF JUDAH in 2Sa 6:2. Identified by some with ruins at Erma, 31 46′ N, 35 1′ E.