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Keilah

Keilah proper noun: an ancient city in the lowlands of Judah, mentioned in the Bible. David rescued it from the attack of the Philistines (1 Samuel 23:1-8) but the inhabitants sought to deliver him up to Saul (23:12).

Proper noun

Keilah

  1. An ancient city in the lowlands of Judah, mentioned in the Bible. David rescued it from the attack of the Philistines (1 Samuel 23:1-8) but the inhabitants sought to deliver him up to Saul (23:12).

Questions about Keilah

What does Keilah mean?
Keilah means an ancient city in the lowlands of Judah, mentioned in the Bible. David rescued it from the attack of the Philistines (1 Samuel 23:1-8) but the inhabitants sought to deliver him up to Saul (23:12).
What part of speech is Keilah?
Keilah is a proper noun.

Words near Keilah in the dictionary

  1. keikis
  2. Keiko
  3. keikogi
  4. keikogis
  5. Keila
  6. Keilah
  7. keilhauite
  8. keilite
  9. Keiller
  10. Keillor
  11. Keilman

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