Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Kenath?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Qanawat.

First appears in Numbers 32:42 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Possession, a city of Gilead. It was captured by Nobah, who called it by his own name (Num. 32:42). Modern identification: Qanawat.

Kenath is represented in the local geography layer as Qanawat. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 32:42 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Damascus

About 89 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 102 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 120 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 124 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 144 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Kenath today

Travel to Kenath, the modern-day Qanawat.

Kenath is commonly identified with Qanawat, 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.

Kenath 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

Qanawat

32.756°N · 36.619°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention