Biblical place
Where was Kerioth?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Al Qurayyat.
First appears in Jeremiah 48:24 · 2 books · 2 chapters
Overview
Cities. (1. ) A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:25). Judas the traitor was probably a native of this place, and hence his name Iscariot. Modern identification: Al Qurayyat.
Kerioth is represented in the local geography layer as Al Qurayyat. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Jeremiah 48:24 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Kerioth today
Travel to Kerioth, the modern-day Al Qurayyat.
Kerioth is commonly identified with Al Qurayyat, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Kerioth is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.