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Karkor in the Bible.

Karkor is a town in the Bible, about 224 km (139 miles) east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Judges 8:10.

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What happened at Karkor.

Foundation, a place in the open desert wastes on the east of Jordan (Judg. 8:10), not far beyond Succoth and Penuel, to the south. Here Gideon overtook and routed a fugitive band of Midianites under Zeba and Zalmunna, whom he took captive.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Karkor.

Zalmunna 1Zebah 1

Near Karkor.

The verse that names Karkor.

Judges 1

  • Judges 8:10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.

Questions about Karkor.

Where is Karkor in the Bible?

Karkor is a town about 224 km (139 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 Karkor named in the Bible?

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

Which people are named with Karkor in the Bible?

The verses that name Karkor also name Zalmunna and Zebah.

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