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Kir

Kir (kûr) [key], in the Bible. 1. Unidentified land to which Tiglath-pileser III banished the Syrians, credited by Amos as the original home of the Aramaeans. 2. Place in Moab, identified with Kir-haraseth, Kir-hareseth, Kir-haresh, and Kir-heres.

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