Ashteroth Karnaim
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Ashteroth Karnaim
The site of the defeat of the Rephaim by Chedorlaomer, king of Elam.
It is thought to be located at Sheikh Su'ud a few miles from Ashtaroth. During the Assyrian period the whole region was called Qarnini after the city.
Concordance
Gen 14:5
Ashteroth Karnaim (ăsh'tērŏth kärnā'ĭm), in the Bible, place, E of the Jordan. It is possibly the same as Carnaim in First Maccabees and Carnion in Second Maccabees.
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Ashteroth Karnaim
Ashteroth Karnaim was a city in the land of Bashan east of the Jordan River, mentioned in Genesis 14:5 and Joshua 12:4 (where it is rendered solely as Ashteroth). The name translates literally to 'Ashteroth of the Horns', with 'Ashteroth' being a Canaanite fertitility goddess and 'horns' being symbolic of mountain peaks. It is possibly the same as Carnaim in First Maccabees and Carnion in Second Maccabees.
Al Churak is a modern site for Ashteroth-Karnaim proposed by Astori, being eight miles northeast of ancient ruins known as 'Draä'. Al Mizrib is an ancient fortress in this area that is supported by other archaeologists as being the ancient site of Ashteroth-Karnaim.
References
- Information from 'Jewish-American History on the Web'. Accessed August 31, 2005.
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