Ahava
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| Type | canal and settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ahava Canal, Ahava River |
| Most likely | within 250 km of Babylon (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.543° N, 44.422° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Ezra 8:15 |
Ahava is a canal and settlement named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely within 250 km of Babylon (high confidence; 4 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| within 250 km of Babylon | high (71%) | 32.543° N, 44.422° E |
| Hit | very low (3%) | 33.644° N, 42.823° E |
| Opis | very low (3%) | 33.181° N, 44.699° E |
| Tell Ishnayt | very low (3%) | 33.775° N, 44.290° E |
| Mesčin | very low (2%) | 33.824° N, 44.245° E |
Verses
Ezra
- Ezra 8:15And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.
- Ezra 8:21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
- Ezra 8:31Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.