Janoah
Janoah, a town captured by the Assyrians during the reign of Pekah, king of Israel.
The name Janoah means “Janohah, resting; tarrying; deriving”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at 2 Kings 15:29; only referred to as Janoah (יָנוֹחַ).
Location
- Identified as
- Yanouh
- Certainty
- Possible (32% of scholarship) · 6 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 33.260° N, 35.303° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- יָנוֹחַJanoah
Mentions
- In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.