Calneh (2)
Calneh is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Nippur. The name means “our consummation.”
Where is Calneh?
Approx. 32.1261, 45.2308 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nippur | settlement | Low |
| not a proper name (collective noun) | special | Medium |
| Hursagkalamma | settlement | Low |
| another name for Calneh 2 | settlement | Low |
Calneh in the Bible dictionary
Fort, one of the four cities founded by Nimrod (Gen. 10:10). It is the modern Niffer, a lofty mound of earth and rubbish situated in the marshes on the left, i.e., the east, bank of the Euphrates, but 30 miles distant from its present course, and about 60 miles south-south-east from Babylon. It is mentioned as one of the towns with which Tyre carried on trade. It was finally taken and probably destroyed by one of the Assyrian kings (Amos 6:2). It is called Calno (Isa. 10:9) and Canneh (Ezek. 27:23).
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Verses that mention Calneh
- Genesis 10:10
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.