Places in the Bible · Settlement

Debir (2)

Debir is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Khan el Hatrur. The name means “an orator; a word.”

Where is Debir?

Approx. 31.8164, 35.3594 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
Khan el HatrursettlementLow
Thoghret ed DebrsettlementMedium
another name for Debir 1settlementLow
along Wadi ed DebrsettlementLow

Verses that mention 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: