Bible Location
Meaning: the cities; the callings · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Kerioth was a Moabite city remembered in prophetic oracles of judgment. It is important because it belongs to the map of Moab's pride and collapse. First appears in Jer 48:24.1
Place meaning
the cities; the callings
Coordinates
31.58, 35.70
First appears
Jer 48:24
AI summary: Kerioth matters because the prophets name real Moabite places as they describe national downfall. The city becomes one more witness that judgment reaches fortified and honored centers alike. The cross references present Kerioth as a Moabite city of status brought low.1
Place meaning
the cities; the callings
Latitude
31.58
Longitude
35.70
Bible references
2
A city of Moab (Jer. 48:24, 41), called Kirioth (Amos 2:2). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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.