Avva
Avva is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is another name for Ivvah.
Where is Avva?
Approx. 34.6847, 36.6906 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Ivvah | settlement | Medium |
| another name for Ama | settlement | Low |
Avva in the Bible dictionary
A place in Assyria from which colonies were brought to Samaria (2 Kings 17:24). It is probably the same with Ivah (18:34; 19:13; Isa. 37:13). It has been identified with Hit on the Euphrates.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Verses that mention Avva
- 2 Kings 17:24
And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.