Debir

A Biblical word, dvir pronounced [dviʁ] (דְּבִיר‎) may refer to:

Names

• Debir King of Eglon, a
  Eglon, slain by Joshua (Joshua 10
  ). Aided by miracles, Joshua's army routed the Canaanite military, forcing Debir and the other kings to seek refuge in a cave. There they were trapped until later executed.

• A royal Canaanite city, also known as Kiriath-Sepher (Judges 1:11) and Kiriath-Sannah. (Joshua 15:49) It became a Kohanic city. (Joshua 21:9) Its location is unclear, but today it is commonly identified with Khirbet Rabud southwest of Hebron.^{[citation needed]} Conder and Kitchener thought Debir, mentioned in Joshua 15:49 was present Ad-Dhahiriya.^[1][2]
• A site mentioned to be in the low plain of Achor. (Joshua 15:7) Though its exact location is not known, the name may have survived in Thogheret ed-Debr, southwest of Jericho.^{[citation needed]}
• A location in
  Lo-Debar. (Joshua 13:26) Some identify the place with Umm ed-Dabar, 16 km (9.9 mi) south of Gennesareth Sea.^{[citation needed}
  ]

• The dvir (דְּבִיר‎), the innermost part of the Holy of Holies in Solomon's Temple.

In apocryphal literature

According to the ancient

• Tell Beit Mirsim
• Dvir (disambiguation)

References