Keil , Keila ( Hebrew קעילה , gematria - 215, Strong - 7084) - a city in the county of Judah , is mentioned in the Bible 18 times (Nav 15, 1 Kings 23, 1 Par 4, Nehem 3). David defended Keilus from the Philistines . It is usually identified with Khirbet-Kila, lying at the creek Wadi es Sur, 13 km northwest of Hebron . The city was located on top of a mountain, separated from the main ridge by a gorge of 17-meter depth.
See also
- Keila
- Kiel (city)
Literature
- Symphony with Jewish and Greek pointers.
- Rineker F. , Meyer G. Brockhaus Bible Encyclopedia . - Christliche Verlagsbuchhandlung Paderborn, 1999 .-- 1226 p.