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	Debir - Walking in Their Sandals - location profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Debir was located on the frontier area between the Judean Hill Country and the Negev.
		Following this, Joshua attacked and destroyed the city of Debir and killed its king and all of its inhabitants (Josh 10:38, 39; 12:13).
		Debir was given to the Levites as one of the cities of their inheritance (Josh 21:15; 1 Chr 6:57-58).
	www.ancientsandals.com /overviews/debir.htm (198 words)

	Debir (2) (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
		In Joshua 15:15-17 and Judges 1:11-13 is an account of how Othniel captured Debir, which "beforetime was Kiriath-sepher," and won thereby the hand of Achsah, Caleb's daughter.
		(1) Debir is usually accepted as meaning "back," but this is doubtful; the word debhir is used to denote the "holy of holies" (1 Kings 6:5).
		(2) Debir, on the border between Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:7), must have been somewhere East of Jerusalem not far from the modern Jericho road.
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/2585 (356 words)

	Daily Bible Study - Debir
		Debir, from a Hebrew word pronounced deb-beer, meaning sanctuary or oracle (hence the city name meant "oracle town" - see Oracles) was one of the cities taken by the Israelites in the time of Joshua, whereby it was designated as a Levite town (see below).
		Debir was one of the northern border points that marked the tribal territory of Judah, south of Jerusalem.
		Debir was later designated as a Levite city.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2006/20060918.htm (738 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Temple of Jerusalem
		The walls of debir and hekal were lined with boards of cedar adorned with colocinths and flowers carved in relief and profusely overlaid with gold.
		The Ark of the Covenant had not been recovered and the debir was empty, but as it was the dwelling-place of God on earth the entrance was once more screened with a costly veil.
		Above the debir and the hekal was a story forty cubits high, so the entire building was the same height as the porch.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14499a.htm (5942 words)

	Smith's Bible Dictionary \| Christian Classics Ethereal Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The earlier name of Debir was Kirjath-sepher, “city of book,” (Joshua 15:15; Judges 1:11) and Kirjath-sannah, “city of palm.” (Joshua 15:49) It was one of the cities given with their “suburbs” to the priests.
		A place on the north boundary of Judah, near the “valley of Achor.” (Joshua 15:7) A Wady Dabor is marked in Van Deuteronomy Velde’s map as close to the south of Neby Musa, at the northwest corner of the Dead Sea.
		The “border of Debir” is named as forming part of the boundary of Gad, (Joshua 13:26) and as apparently not far from Mahanaim.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/smith_w/bibledict.html?term=Debir (205 words)

	Debir (1) in Smiths Bible Dictionary (Bible History Online)
		The earlier name of Debir was Kirjath-sepher, "city of book," Jos 15:15; Jud 1:11 and Kirjath-sannah, "city of palm." Jos 15:49 It was one of the cities given with their "suburbs" to the priests.
		Jos 21:15; 1Ch 6:58 Debir has not been discovered with certainty in modern times; but about three miles to the west of Hebron is a deep and secluded valley called the Wady Nunkur, enclosed on the north by hills, of which one bears a name certainly suggestive of Debir--Dewir-ban.
		A place on the north boundary of Judah, near the "valley of Achor." Jos 15:7 A Wady Dabor is marked in Van de Velde's map as close to the south of Neby Musa, at the northwest corner of the Dead Sea.
	www.bible-history.com /smiths/D/Debir+%281%29 (222 words)

	bible.org: ISBE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		DEBIR (2) - de'-ber (debhir; Dabeir): "And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it: and he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword....
		In Josh 15:15-17 and Jdg 1:11-13 is an account of how Othniel captured Debir, which "beforetime was Kiriath-sepher," and won thereby the hand of Achsah, Caleb's daughter.
		(1) Debir is usually accepted as meaning "back," but this is doubtful; the word debhir is used to denote the "holy of holies" (1 Ki 6:5).
	www.bible.org /isbe.asp?id=2585 (418 words)

	Internet Lodge
		The Holy of Holies, or 'Debir', occupied one third of the Temple furthest from the main entrance.
		However, the floor of the Debir was raised about 10 feet (3 m) so that this chamber then formed a perfect cube of about 30 feet (9m).
		The Ark was to be positioned in the centre of the Debir, flanked by two large wooden gold-plated winged cherubim.
	internet.lodge.org.uk /temples/first2.php (566 words)

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		The lowest story was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the Beis [Hamikdash] he made narrow ledges round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the Beis [Hamikdash].
		And the Debir was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure zahav (gold); and so covered the mitzbe'ach which was of cedar.
		The two doors also were of olive wood; and he carved upon them carvings of keruvim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with zahav (gold), and spread zahav (gold) upon the keruvim, and upon the palm trees.
	www.afii.org /ojtanakh/ojb1k6.txt (1048 words)

	Joshua 11:21 Then Joshua came at that time and cut off the
		Joshua came at that time, and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel: Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.
		And Joshua came at that time and put an end to the Anakim in the hill-country, in Hebron, in Debir, in Anab, and in all the hill-country of Judah and Israel: Joshua gave them and their towns to the curse.
		And Joshua came at that time and cut off the Anakim from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountain of Judah, and from all the mountain of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly, with their cities.
	bible.cc /joshua/11-21.htm (543 words)

	Joshua 15. The Holy Bible: King James Version. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		and the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adum'mim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En–she'mesh, and the goings out thereof were at En–ro'gel:
		And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, She'shai, and Ahi'man, and Tal'mai, the children of Anak.
		And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kir'jath–se'pher.
	www.bartleby.com /108/06/15.html (951 words)

	Who Defeated Debir? Joshua Or Othniel? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Judges 1:11-13 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher: And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
		And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
		Joshua defeated Debir first, and later, after the land was rebuilt, Othniel defeated Debir.
	members.aol.com /kingdavid10/Contradictions/Joshua/03Debir.html (94 words)

	www.gospel-music.de: The King James Bible - Concordance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The king of Debir one the king of Geder...
		And Holon with her suburbs and Debir wi...
		And Hilen with her suburbs Debir with h...
	www.gospel-music.de /Bible/d/Debir.htm (67 words)

	St. David's United - Sermons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		You step from the parking lot to the stairs to the lounge to the sanctuary, and when you cross the threshold into the sanctuary, you have entered the debir, the place where God speaks, and your heart anticipates that something soon is going to happen.
		And we are invited to go into that inner-room in our hearts, our own debir, where the voice of God speaks, and we pray to hear.
		That is the first act of faith, the first step of worship: allowing ourselves to sit in the debir, the place where God speaks, fully anticipating that God will show up.
	go.wifl.at.org /stdavids/god_2001.htm (1433 words)

	Debir (Forerunner Commentary) :: Bible Tools
		He built twenty cubits of the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the rafters; he built it within for the sanctuary [oracle—debir], the Holy of Holies.
		In this verse, "Holy of Holies" parallels debir, or "oracle," explaining what the oracle is. The oracle of which God speaks here is none other than the Most Holy Place, the inner room wherein the Ark of the Covenant resided.
		In Psalm 28:2 debir makes its only appearance outside the books of Kings and Chronicles and forms a fine bridge to the New Testament understanding of the word "oracle." Like the other Old Testament instances we mentioned, debir is in the singular:
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Topical.show/RTD/CGG/ID/1295 (491 words)

	Freemasonry in Israel - Temples at Jerusalem
		The combined internal measurements of the 'Hekhal' and 'Debir' were about 90 feet (27 m) long, 30 feet (9 m) wide and 40 feet (12 m) high.
		However, the floor of the Debir was raised about 10 feet (3 m) so that this chamber then formed a perfect cube of about 30 feet (9 m).
		The whole of the Holy of Holies, or Sanctum Sanctorum, was to be shrouded from public view by linen curtains coloured red, blue and purple.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/9991/thtemples.html (3373 words)

	debir - definition by dict.die.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Caleb, who had conquered and taken possession of the town and district of Hebron (Josh.
		14:6-15), offered the hand of his daughter to any one who would successfully lead a party against Debir.
		And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs." Debir has been identified with the modern Edh-Dhaheriyeh, i.e., "the well on the ridge", to the south of Hebron.
	dict.die.net /debir (277 words)

	debir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A Canaanite king of Eglon, slain by Joshua.
		(Joshua chapter 10) Added by miracles, Joshua's army routed the Caananite military, forcing Debir and the other kings to seek refugee in a cave.
		A royal Canaanite city, also known as Kiriath-Sepher and Kiriath-Sannah.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /debir.html (206 words)

	sacrifices
		It is in the Hekel that we climb up toward the Highest realm, hopefully ultimately reaching the Debir where the Ark of the Covenant resides.
		Only the Debir has this capability, but the wisdom to reach the Debir is found in the Hekal.
		The Debir, or the Highest part of our evolutionary existence, is the only place we can actually connect with God in the highest sense.
	aquarianmysteries.com /sacrifices.html (1309 words)

	Joshua 15 / Hebrew Bible in English / Mechon-Mamre
		7 And the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the brook; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel.
		15 And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir--now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
		{S} 48 And in the hill-country: Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh; 49 and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah--the same is Debir; {S} 50 and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim; 51 and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.
	www.mechon-mamre.org /e/et/et0615.htm (979 words)

	Debir : Bilingual-Bible.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Joshua 11:21 - And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
		Joshua 13:26 - And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
		Joshua 15:7 - And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel:
	www.bilingual-bible.com /names/bible-names-d/Debir.php (270 words)

	Conquest or Settlement: History and Theology in Joshua and Judges
		Yet, there is also the memory that Debir was taken by Caleb and his family who had emerged as tribal leaders of Judah, and specifically by his brother Othniel.
		In any case, the Joshua traditions remember that the city of Debir was taken by Caleb's brother Othniel, who would later become one of Israel's judges (15:15-17; cf.
		We have already noted that one of the main themes of the Book of Joshua is the idea of "all Israel" fighting a unified campaign against the Canaanites (3:7, 17, 4:14, 7:23, 8:21, 24, 23:2).
	www.cresourcei.org /conquest.html (12017 words)

	Joshua Chapter 15 - Darby s English Translation - Free Bible Software by johnhurt.com
		and the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and turned northward to Gilgal, which is opposite to the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the torrent; and the border passed to the waters of En-shemesh, and ended at En-rogel;
		And thence Caleb dispossessed the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, who were born of Anak.
		And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
	www.speedbible.com /darby/B06C015.htm (860 words)

	debir - Easton's Bible Dictionary
		Othniel, his younger brother (Judges 1:13; 3:9) achieved the conquest, and gained Achsah as his wife.
		And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs." Debir has been identified with the modern Edh-Dhaheriyeh, i.e., "the well on the ridge", to the south of Hebron.
		A place near the "valley of Achor" (Joshua 15:7) on the north boundary of Judah, between Jerusalem and Jericho.
	bible.christiansunite.com /est.cgi?action=Search&terms=debir (239 words)

	King David
		Had King David represented the Hekel (middle self), he would have been one that sought out wisdom and knowledge, which his son, Solomon did but never made it to the Debir (high self where the Ark of the Covenant and presense of God is represented).
		David, (as bad as he appeared), was elevated to status of great King and a promise for either himself to be the anointed Messiah that saves his people, or a descendant of David would hold the honor.
		They must do as David did to rise up the ladder toward the Debir - if they don't they will be lost in the wilderness forever aka 'in bondage to Egypt'.
	aquarianmysteries.com /david.html (639 words)

	Bible Tools & Resources - ChristianWebSite.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs."
		Debir has been identified with the modern Edh-Dhaheriyeh, i.e., "the well on the ridge", to the south of Hebron.
		Here they were kept confined till Joshua returned from the pursuit of their discomfited armies, when he caused them to be brought forth, and "Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees" (26).
	www.christchat.com /bible/kjv/easton/east0995.htm (285 words)

	Joshua 12:13 The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
		Joshua 12:13 The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
		Joshua 12:13 JPS: the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
		Joshua 12:13 YLT: The king of Debir, one; The king of Geder, one;
	bible.cc /joshua/12-13.htm (173 words)

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