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Calneh

Calneh (Calno) was an ancient city in Mesopotamia, mentioned as one of Nimrod's cities and later as a trading partner of Tyre.

The name Calneh means “our consummation”

PlaceOld Testament4 books4 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Genesis 10:10; referred to as Calneh (כַּלְנֵ֑ה), Calno (כַּלְנֶה), or Canneh (כַּנֶּה).

Location

Certainty
Possible (59% of scholarship) · 4 other possible locations
Coordinates
36.293° N, 37.206° E
Calneh
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Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Calneh Calno Canneh

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 10:10כַּלְנֵ֑ה · Calneh
    His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
  2. Isaiah 10:9כַּלְנוֹ · Calno
    “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
  3. Ezekiel 27:23כַּנֶּה · Canneh
    Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.
  4. Amos 6:2כַּלְנֵ֑ה · Calneh
    Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?