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Karnaim

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(kahr nay ihm) Place name meaning, “horns.” A city in northern Transjordan. The same as Ashteroth-karnaim and Ashtaroth. Amos used the name of this city and that of Lo-Debar to make a word play (Amos 6:13 ). See Ashtaroth; Lo-Debar (for the details of the word play).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Karnaim'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​k/karnaim.html. 1991.
 
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