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Kir
Mountain range mentioned in 4 verses of the Bible, most often in Amos.
Where it appears
Amos (2), 2 Kings (1), Isaiah (1)
Key verses
- 2 Kings 16:9 first mention — And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
- Isaiah 22:6 — And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
- Amos 1:5 — I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
- Amos 9:7 — Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. OpenBible.info rates this identification as uncertain; scholars propose other sites. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.