Biblical place
Where was Kir?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Der.
First appears in 2 Kings 16:9 · 3 books · 4 chapters
Overview
A wall or fortress, a place to which Tiglath-pileser carried the Syrians captive after he had taken the city of Damascus (2 Kings 16:9; Amos 1:5; 9:7). Modern identification: Der.
Kir is represented in the local geography layer as Der. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 16:9 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.