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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Kenath
In Bashan, east of the Jordan, taken when Israel moved in and renamed Nobah after the man who took it. It is generally identified with Qanawat on the slopes of Jebel Hauran, where Roman ruins still stand, a theatre among them.
In Bashan, east of the Jordan, taken when Israel moved in and renamed Nobah after the man who took it. It is generally identified with Qanawat on the slopes of Jebel Hauran, where Roman ruins still stand, a theatre among them.
Kenath was a town in the region of Bashan, east of the Jordan, captured during Israel's advance into the territory and renamed Nobah after its conqueror (Num. 32:42). It is also listed among towns taken from Geshur and Aram by the descendants of Machir (1 Chr. 2:23). The site is generally identified with Qanawat, an ancient city on the slopes of Jebel Hauran whose Roman-era ruins, including a theater and temple remains, are still visible today.
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- Numbers 32:42
- 1 Chronicles 2:23
