Keilah
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Village | |
 Old map showing ruin of Keilah (Kh. Qeila) in relation to Green Line | |
  Keilah Location of Keilah | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′58″N 35°00′11″E / 31.61611°N 35.00306°E | |
| Grid position | 150113 PAL |
| Region | West Bank |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Government | |
| • Council | Har Hevron (Mount Hebron) Regional Council |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 918 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
Keilah (Hebrew: קְעִילָה, romanized: Qəʿilā, lit. 'Citadel') was a city in the lowlands of the Kingdom of Judah.[1] It is now a ruin known as Khirbet Qeyla near the modern village of Qila, Hebron, 7 miles (11 km) east of Bayt Jibrin and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Kharas.[2][3]
- ^ Joshua 15:44
- ^ Amit n.d., p. 308 (s.v. קעילה)
- ^ Avi-Yonah 1976, p. 111