Calneh (Isaiah 10)
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Other places named Calneh: Calneh (Genesis 10).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Calno, Kalneh, Kalno |
| Most likely | Tell Tayinat (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 36.248° N, 36.376° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Isaiah 10:9 |
Calneh (Isaiah 10) is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tell Tayinat (medium confidence; 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tell Tayinat | medium (43%) | 36.248° N, 36.376° E |
| Kullan Köy | low (24%) | 36.293° N, 37.206° E |
| Chatal Huyuk | very low (2%) | 36.298° N, 36.545° E |
Verses
Isaiah
- Isaiah 10:9Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
Amos
- Amos 6:2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
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.