Kerioth

Kerioth (קְרִיּוֹת, Qǝrīyyōṯ) is the name of two cities mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The spelling Kirioth appears in the King James Version of Amos 2:2. The name means "cities," and is the plural of the Biblical Hebrew קריה.


 * 1) A town in the south of Judea . Judas Iscariot was probably a native, hence his name "Iscariot".
 * 2) A city of Moab, called Kirioth.