Bible Location
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Shaveh-kiriathaim was the plain of Kiriathaim where the Rephaim were struck in Genesis 14. It is important because it belongs to the deep eastern war-geography of the patriarchal era. First appears in Gen 14:5.1
Coordinates
31.58, 35.70
First appears
Gen 14:5
AI summary: Shaveh-kiriathaim matters because Genesis 14 traces early conflict through named plains and eastern strongholds. The place belongs to the ancient battlefield landscape beyond the Jordan.1
Latitude
31.58
Longitude
35.70
Bible references
1
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. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.