Dictionaries :: Kir-Haraseth

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Kir-Haraseth:

built fortress, a city and fortress of Moab, the modern Kerak, a small town on the brow of a steep hill about 6 miles from Rabbath-Moab and 10 miles from the Dead Sea; called also Kir-haresh, Kir-hareseth, Kir-heres (Isa 16:7,11; Jer 48:31,36). After the death of Ahab, Mesha, king of Moab (see MOABITE STONE), threw off allegiance to the king of Israel, and fought successfully for the independence of his kingdom. After this Jehoram, king of Israel, in seeking to regain his supremacy over Moab, entered into an alliance with Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and with the king of Edom. The three kings led their armies against Mesha, who was driven back to seek refuge in Kir-haraseth. The Moabites were driven to despair. Mesha then took his eldest son, who would have reigned in his stead, and offered him as a burnt-offering on the wall of the fortress in the sight of the allied armies. "There was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land." The invaders evacuated the land of Moab, and Mesha achieved the independence of his country (2Ki 3:20-27).

Nave's Topical Bible

Kir-Haraseth: Names Of

Called also Kir-Haresh, Kir-Hareseth, and Kir-Heres

Kir-Haraseth: A City of Moab

2Ki 3:25; Isa 16:7, 11; Jer 48:31, 36

Kir-Haraseth: Called Kir of Moab

Isa 15:1