KIR. kur, kir (kir): 1. Meaning: The meaning of Kir is "inclosure" or "walled place," and it is therefore doubtful whether it is a place-name in the true sense of the word. In 2 Kings 16:9 it is mentioned as the place whither Tiglath-pileser IV carried the Syrian (Aramean) captives which he deported from Damascus after he had taken that city.

The Land of Kir is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, where the Arameans are said to have originated. It is also the place to which Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria carried the Aramean captives after he had taken the city of Damascus and conquered the kingdom of Aram-Damascus (2 Kings 16:9; Amos 1:5; 9:7).

“Map of Kir” recreated from the notes and drawings of Zhandu, Elder Bookmaster of the Eternal Library, p0884. The World of Kir comprises seven major nations, each with a deep history and a cornucopia of cultures, languages, and people. Here is a brief overview of those regions:

2 Kings 3:25 They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the springs of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth only they left its stones; however the men armed with slings went about it, and struck it.

Map of Old Testament Israel - Kir-hareseth. Kir-hareseth H-16 on the Map. Kir-hareseth (Kir, Kir-heres): el-Kerak. capital of Moab; attacked by Israel (with Judah and Edom), 2 Kgs. 3. 25; Isa. 15. 1; 16. 7, 11; Jer. 48. 31, 36

Kir-har'aseth. (brick fortress). 2 Kings 3:25. Kir-har'aseth, Kir-ha'resh, Isaiah 16:11 Kir-har'es, Jeremiah 48:31; Jer 48:36. These four names are all applied to one place, probably Kir of Moab. See Kir of Moab.

Kir of Moab is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two main strongholds of Moab, the other being Ar. It is probably the same as the city called Kir-haresh (Isaiah 16:11, KJV ), Kir-hareseth ( Hebrew : קִיר-חֲרֶשֶׂת ; Isa 16:7 ), and Kir-heres ( Hebrew : קִיר חָרֶשׂ ; Isa 16:11 ; Jer 48:31 , 48:36 ). [ 1 ]

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands.

Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Kir-hareseth (place) Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Kir Hareseth; Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Kir Hareseth; Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 231; Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011) Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Kir-Hareseth; ESV Bible Atlas (2010)

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