Kerioth-hezron

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About Kerioth-hezron

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. It has been identified with the ruins of el-Kureitein, about 10 miles south of Hebron.

Description from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).

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