Kir

Name means “a city; wall; meeting”Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary: “Kir, a city; wall; meeting”

First named: 2 Kings 16:9

Region Undetermined

Disputed identification: Its location is disputed; scholars have proposed several different modern sites for it.

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Named in Scripture, but with no story of its own here — kept for the connections graph.

References: 2 Kings 16:9; Isaiah 22:6; Amos 1:5; Amos 9:7

No person with a full profile is named in Scripture at this place — kept here for the connections graph.