Karka

קַרְקַע · qar.qa · H71731 mention, all in Joshua

Where it is

30.96° N, 34.38° E · Located through Azmon

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Mentioned most in

Joshua · 1

Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Karka is mentioned in Joshua 15:3 as one of the places along the southern border of the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah. It is listed between Kadesh-barnea and Hezron, suggesting that it was located in the Negev region, south of Canaan. Its location remains unknown.

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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Joshua 1 mention

Joshua 15:3and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh Barnea, and passed along by Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward…

What the dictionary says

kar'-ka (ha-qarqa`ah--with the article and locale; the King James Version Karkaa): A place in the South of Judah, between Addar and Wady el-`Arish (Jos 15:3).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/