Bible Dictionary

Shaveh-kiriathaim

Plain of Kirja-thaim where Chedorlaomer defeated the Emims, the original inhabitants (Gen. 14:5). Now Kureiyat, north of Dibon, in the land of Moab.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Plain of Kirja-thaim where Chedorlaomer defeated the Emims, the original inhabitants (Gen. 14:5). Now Kureiyat, north of Dibon, in the land of Moab.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary

SHA'VEH-KIRIATHA'IM (plain of Kirjathain), a plain or valley near the city Kirjathaim, in Moab. Gen 14:5. Afterward it belonged to Reuben. Num 32:37; Josh 13:19. Eusebius says it was well known in his day as a village 10 miles west of Medeba.