Debir in the Bible
Meaning: an orator; a word
Exact Match
So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,
Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to Debir, and fought against it.
He captured it with its king and all its cities, and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person who was in it. He left no survivor. Just as he had done to Hebron, so Joshua did to Debir and its king, as he had done also to Libnah and its king.
Then Joshua came at that time and cut off the
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
and from Heshbon as far as Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim as far as the border of Debir;
The border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and turned northward toward Gilgal which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley; and the border continued on to the waters of En-shemesh and ended at En-rogel.
Then he went up from there against the people of Debir; Debir was formerly named Kiriath-sepher.
and Dannah and Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
Holon, Debir,
From there they attacked the people of Debir. (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)