Encyclopedia of The Bible – Kiriath-Huzoth
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Kiriath-Huzoth

KIRIATH-HUZOTH kĭr’ ĭ ăth hu’zŏth (קִרְיַ֥ת חֻצֹֽות; LXX πόλεις ἐπαύλεων, Heb. city of streets; Gr. city of courtyards). KJV KIRJATH-HUZOTH, kir’ jeth hōō’ zŏth. A Moabite city.

Numbers 22:39 relates that Balak and Balaam went to Kiriath-huzoth. Its location is uncertain, but it is prob. near the “City of Moab,” Bamoth-baal, and the Arnon River.