Bible Location
Meaning: they rested · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Karkor was the eastern desert place where Gideon overtook the Midianite kings. It is important because it belongs to the far-reaching pursuit that completes Gideon's victory. First appears in Judg 8:10.1
Place meaning
they rested
Coordinates
32.18, 35.70
First appears
Judg 8:10
AI summary: Karkor matters because Gideon's battle story does not end at the first rout but extends into the open eastern wastes. The place belongs to the geography of relentless pursuit and final capture.1
Place meaning
they rested
Latitude
32.18
Longitude
35.70
Bible references
1
Foundation, a place in the open desert wastes on the east of Jordan (Judg. 8:10), not far beyond Succoth and Penuel, to the south. Here Gideon overtook and routed a fugitive band of Midianites under Zeba and Zalmunna, whom he took captive. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Judg |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
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.