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Ashteroth-Karnaim

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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ASHTEROTH-KARNAIM . The scene of Chedorlaomer’s defeat of the Rephaim ( Genesis 14:5 ). It is perhaps mentioned in Amos 6:13 (EV [Note: English Version.] ‘Have we not taken to us horns ( Karnaim ) by our own strength?’). It is identical with Carnion or Carnain , after whose capture, in b.c. 164, Judas Maccabæus destroyed the temple of Atargatis (wh. see), whither the inhabitants had fled for refuge ( 2Ma 12:21 f., cf. 1Ma 5:43 f.). For interpretation of name see Ashtoreth, and for location, Ashtaroth.

N. Koenig.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Ashteroth-Karnaim'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​a/ashteroth-karnaim.html. 1909.
 
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