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Ahava in the Bible.

Ahava is a canal in the Bible, about 876 km (544 miles) east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 3 verses, from Ezra 8:15 to Ezra 8:31.

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About Ahava.

Water, the river (Ezra 8:21) by the banks of which the Jewish exiles assembled under Ezra when about to return to Jerusalem from Babylon. In all probability this was one of the streams of Mesopotamia which flowed into the Euphrates somewhere in the north-west of Babylonia. It has, however, been supposed to be the name of a place (Ezra 8:15) now called Hit, on the Euphrates, east of Damascus.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Ahava.

Levi 1

Near Ahava.

All 3 verses that name Ahava.

Ezra 3

  • Ezra 8:15And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
  • Ezra 8:21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
  • Ezra 8:31Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

Questions about Ahava.

Where is Ahava in the Bible?

Ahava is a canal about 876 km (544 miles) east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Ahava named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Ahava in 3 verses, in 1 book, from Ezra 8:15 to Ezra 8:31.

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