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Kirjath-sannah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

City of the sannah; i.e., of the palm(?), Josh 15:49; the same as Kirjath-sepher (15:16; Judg 1:11) and Debir (q.v.), a Canaanitish royal city included in Judah (Josh 10:38; 15:49), and probably the chief seat of learning among the Hittites. It was about 12 miles to the south-west of Hebron.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Kiriath-Sannah

kir-i-ath-san'-a (qiryath sannah; the King James Version Kirjath Sannah): In Josh 15:49 it is called "Debir," and is identical with KIRIATH-SEPHER (which see). Aspolis grammaton, "city of books," is the reading in Septuagint, the most natural explanation is that cannah, is a copyist's error for cepher, but Sayce considers this an ancient Canaanite name meaning "city of instruction," and that it occurs in the Tell el-Amarna Letters in the form "Bit' sani."

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