Ashteroth-karnaim
Ashteroth-karnaim was a city east of the Jordan River defeated by King Chedorlaomer.
PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Genesis 14:5; referred to as Ashteroth-karnaim (עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם) or Karnaim (קַרְנַ֫יִם).
Location
- Certainty
- Likely (83% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 32.804° N, 36.016° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִםAshteroth-karnaim
- קַרְנַ֫יִםKarnaimmeans “horns”
Mentions
- Genesis 14:5עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם · Ashteroth-karnaimIn the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
- Amos 6:13קַרְנַ֫יִם · Karnaim…you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’