Ashteroth-karnaim
Ashteroth-karnaim is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is another name for Ashtaroth.
Where is Ashteroth-karnaim?
Approx. 32.8042, 36.0158 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Ashtaroth | settlement | Medium |
| another name for Karnaim | settlement | Low |
Ashteroth-karnaim in the Bible dictionary
Ashteroth of the two horns, the abode of the Rephaim (Gen. 14:5). It may be identified with Ashtaroth preceding; called “Karnaim”, i.e., the “two-horned” (the crescent moon). The Samaritan version renders the word by “Sunamein,” the present es-Sunamein, 28 miles south of Damascus.
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Verses that mention Ashteroth-karnaim
- Genesis 14:5
And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,