Ivvah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ivah |
| Most likely | Kafr Aya (very low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 34.685° N, 36.691° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | 2 Kings 18:34 |
Ivvah is a settlement named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Kafr Aya (very low confidence; 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kafr Aya | very low (11%) | 34.685° N, 36.691° E |
| another name for Ama | very low (10%) | 31.782° N, 47.869° E |
| not a place (deity or other rendering) | very low (10%) | — |
| Imma | very low (4%) | 36.238° N, 36.569° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 18:34Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?
- 2 Kings 19:13Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
Isaiah
- Isaiah 37:13Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
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.