Joshua 13:19 meaning and explanation
Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,
Joshua 13:19, Berean Standard Bible
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This line falls within the list of towns Moses had already assigned to the clans of Reuben on the plateau east of the Jordan (verses 15 to 23). Kiriathaim and Sibmah were Moabite towns later taken by the Amorite king Sihon and then by Israel; Zereth-shahar, whose name means something like "splendor of dawn," lay on a hill in the valley.
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