 |
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
 Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the  icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Qiryat Ye'arim (lost settlement) |
Note: Biblical town cited as the place where the Ark of the Covenant rested for 20 years as David transported it to Jerusalem (I Chron 13, 5-8). Some scholars hold that a tell located near the modern town of Qiryat Ye'arim is the remains of the biblical town, while others hold that the biblical site of this name is actually the present Abu Ghosh. |
Names: |
|
| Qiryat Ye'arim (preferred,C,V)
|
| Kiryat Ye'arim (C,V)
|
............ | meaning Town of Forests |
| Kiryat-Yearim (C,V)
|
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
.... |
Asia (continent) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
|
Related geographic places: |
|
| possibly identified as .... |
Abu Ghosh .......... (inhabited place) |
| ........................................ |
(World, Asia, Israel, Jerusalem) [7001372] |
| possibly identified as .... |
Kiryat Yearim Youth Village .......... (inhabited place) |
| ........................................ |
(World, Asia, Israel, Jerusalem) [7059234] |
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|
