Kir

Related Category: Biblical Proper Names

(kûr), 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.