Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Kanah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Qana.

First appears in Joshua 19:28 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Reedy; brook of reeds. (1. ) A stream forming the boundary between Ephraim and Manasseh, from the Mediterranean eastward to Tappuah (Josh. 16:8). Modern identification: Qana.

Kanah is represented in the local geography layer as Qana. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:28 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Canaan

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Damascus

About 99 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 104 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Kanah today

Travel to Kanah, the modern-day Qana.

Kanah is commonly identified with Qana, 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.

Kanah 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

Qana

33.209°N · 35.299°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention