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Avva in the Bible.

Avva is a town in the Bible, about 350 km (218 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, 2 Kings 17:24.

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What happened at Avva.

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.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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The verse that names Avva.

2 Kings 1

  • 2 Kings 17:24And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.

Questions about Avva.

Where is Avva in the Bible?

Avva is a town about 350 km (218 miles) north-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 Avva named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Avva in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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