Places in the Bible · Settlement

Janoah (2)

Janoah is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Yanouh. The name means “Janohah, resting; tarrying; deriving.”

Where is Janoah?

Approx. 33.2602, 35.3026 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
YanouhsettlementMedium
YanuhsettlementLow
Khirbet NihasettlementLow
Givat ha ShoqetsettlementLow
Khirbet YanunsettlementLow
Tel Na’amasettlementLow

Verses that mention Janoah

  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.