Place Old Testament
Kiriath-huzoth
Also known as Kiriath-huzoth =ESV; Kiriath Huzoth =NIV; Kirjath-huzoth =KJV
Kiriath-huzoth, a place where Balak took Balaam (Numbers 22:39). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 22:39.
Why it matters. A place Balak took Balaam
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.765, 35.719 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Kiriath-huzoth
Kiriath-huzoth is mentioned in Numbers 22:39 as a place to which Balak, the king of Moab, brought Balaam after Balaam arrived in Moab. Balak had summoned Balaam to curse the Israelites who were encamped on the plains of Moab. The exact location of Kiriath-huzoth is not specified, and no further details about the place are given in the Bible.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Numbers (1 verse)