Kanah (Joshua 16)
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Other places named Kanah: Kanah (Joshua 19).
| Type | river |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kanah Ravine, Brook Kanah, Brook of Kanah, Valley of Kanah, Wadi Kanah |
| Most likely | Wadi Qana (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.127° N, 34.895° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 16:8 |
Kanah (Joshua 16) is a river named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Wadi Qana (medium 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wadi Qana | medium (66%) | 32.127° N, 34.895° E |
| Yarkon River | very low (2%) | 32.104° N, 34.776° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 16:8The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.From Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Sea. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Ephraim,
- Joshua 17:9And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:From there the border continued southward to the Brook of Kanah. There were cities belonging to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh, but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Sea.
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.