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  • geo:31.183287,35.702003

Period or year

  • -3000~ / unknown

Classification

  • city
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Kerak in Jordan

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In the Bible it is called Qer Harreseth or Kir of Moab. II Kings 16:9 The king of Assyria granted his request and, marching on Damascus, captured it; he deported its population to Kir and put Razon to death.

Amos 1:5: I shall break the gate-bar of Damascus, I shall destroy the inhabitant of Bikath-Aven, the holder of the sceptre in Beth-Eden, and the people of Aram will be deported to Kir, Yahweh says.

See:

  1. http://ancientneareast.tripod.com/Karak_Kerak.html
  2. Julien Aliquot & Younis al-Shdaifat, "Greek Christian epitaphs from Charakmoba and the Land of Moab". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 152 (1) , 2020,:pp. 3–26. https://shs.hal.science/halshs-02556289/file/Aliquot-Shdaifat-PEQ-152-2020.pdf

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2018-11-14) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/57442
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Suggested citation: Elżbieta , Kerak in Jordan. https://vici.org/vici/57442, accessed 2026-10-30.