JEARIM. Mount Jearim is mentioned in Joshua, as one boundary of the inheritance of Judah. Jearim signifies Woods or Forests. Thus mount Jearim may in general denote a woody Mountain, or that upon which the City of Baalah, otherwise called Kirjath-jearim, was situated.
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