Bible Location
2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Kenath was a city in the Bashan-Hauran region east of the Jordan, captured by Nobah. It is important because it marks Israel's extension into the eastern uplands. First appears in Num 32:42.1
Coordinates
32.76, 36.62
First appears
Num 32:42
AI summary: Kenath matters because eastern expansion was part of Israel's story before the Jordan crossing narratives dominate attention. The city becomes a marker of conquest, renaming, and transjordanian presence. The cross references present Kenath as an eastern stronghold of Bashan taken into Israel's orbit.1
Latitude
32.76
Longitude
36.62
Bible references
2
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. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.