Janoah (2 Kings 15)
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Other places named Janoah: Janoah (Joshua 16).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Yanouh (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 33.260° N, 35.303° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 2 Kings 15:29 |
Janoah (2 Kings 15) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Yanouh (low confidence; 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yanouh | low (32%) | 33.260° N, 35.303° E |
| Yanuh | low (25%) | 32.982° N, 35.250° E |
| Khirbet Niha | very low (11%) | 33.253° N, 35.561° E |
| Givat ha Shoqet | very low (8%) | 33.238° N, 35.564° E |
| Khirbet Yanun | very low (7%) | 32.158° N, 35.361° E |
| Tel Na’ama | very low (3%) | 33.176° N, 35.595° E |
| another name for Janua | very low (2%) | 32.486° N, 35.235° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
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.