Kenath, a city in Gilead captured by Nobah and renamed after himself, was later recaptured by Geshur and Aram (Numbers 32:42; Judges 8:11; 1Ch.2.23).
Also known as Nobah · Nophah
Kenath was a city located in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. During the time of Moses, the city was captured by Nobah, a descendant of Manasseh, who renamed it after himself (Numbers 32:42). The city was also known as Nophah (Numbers 21:30). In the time of Gideon, Kenath was mentioned as being near Jogbehah, where Gideon pursued and defeated the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna (Judges 8:11). Later, according to 1Ch.2.23, Geshur and Aram captured Kenath and its villages, totaling sixty towns. This suggests that the city and its surrounding area were of significant size and importance. The exact location of Kenath is uncertain, but it is believed to be in the modern-day Hauran region of Syria, possibly at the site of Qanawat, which preserves the ancient name.
Approximate location: 32.757, 36.616 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas
Possession, a city of Gilead. It was captured by Nobah, who called it by his own name (Num. 32:42). It has been identified with Kunawat, on the slopes of Jebel Hauran (Mount Bashan), 60 miles east from the south end of the Sea of Galilee.
(possession), one of the cities on the east of Jordan, with its “daughter-towns” (Authorized Version “villages”) taken possession of by a certain Nobah, who then called it by his own name, (Numbers 32:42)
KE'NATH (possession), a city of Gilead, in the tribe of Manasseh; captured by Nobah, Num 32:42; a place of splendor and importance under Rome; a Christian bishop's see; 20 miles from Bostra; now called Kenawat.
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4 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H7079
But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”
And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah, after his own name.
And Gideon went up by way of the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked their army, taking them by surprise.
But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
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