Karkor
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| Type | settlement and valley |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Al Qarqar (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.363° N, 37.543° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Judges 8:10 |
Karkor is a settlement and valley named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Al Qarqar (low confidence; 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Al Qarqar | low (30%) | 31.363° N, 37.543° E |
| Karkagheisch | very low (13%) | 32.000° N, 35.849° E |
| Carcaria | very low (10%) | 30.531° N, 35.561° E |
| Al Baqa’a | very low (8%) | 32.074° N, 35.843° E |
| in Wadi Sirhan | very low (7%) | 31.000° N, 37.750° E |
| within 8 km of Penuel | very low (3%) | 32.187° N, 35.692° E |
| not a proper name (place with water) | very low (2%) | — |
| Qarqar | very low (-8%) | 35.743° N, 36.331° E |
Verses
Judges
- Judges 8:10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen.
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.