Biblical place
Where was Ivvah?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Kafr Aya.
First appears in 2 Kings 18:34 · 2 books · 3 chapters
Overview
Overturning, a city of the Assyrians, whence colonists were brought to Samaria (2 Kings 18:34; 19:13). It lay on the Euphrates, between Sepharvaim and Henah, and is supposed by some to have been the Ahava of Ezra (8:15). Modern identification: Kafr Aya.
Ivvah is represented in the local geography layer as Kafr Aya. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 18:34 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Ivvah today
Travel to Ivvah, the modern-day Kafr Aya.
Ivvah 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.
Ivvah 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.