Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Avva?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Kafr Aya.

First appears in 2 Kings 17:24 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A place in Assyria from which colonies were brought to Samaria (2 Kings 17:24). It is probably the same with Ivah (18:34; 19:13; Isa. 37:13). It has been identified with Hit on the Euphrates. Modern identification: Kafr Aya.

Avva is represented in the local geography layer as Kafr Aya. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 17:24 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Damascus

About 135 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 240 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 247 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 255 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 302 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Avva today

Travel to Avva, the modern-day Kafr Aya.

Avva is commonly identified with Kafr Aya, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Avva is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Kafr Aya

34.685°N · 36.691°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention