Hamath (2 Kings 17)
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Other places named Hamath: Hamath.
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Hamath (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 35.136° N, 36.750° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | 2 Kings 17:24 |
Hamath (2 Kings 17) is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Hamath (high confidence; 1 other proposal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Hamath | high (113%) | 35.136° N, 36.750° E |
| another name for Amate | very low (3%) | 31.782° N, 47.869° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 17:24And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
- 2 Kings 17:30And the men of Babylon made Succoth–benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,
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.