Wikipedia's first sentence called it “stream referred to in the hebrew bible forming the boundary between ephraim and manasseh”. Today it says “toponym used in two distinct geographical contexts in the hebrew bible”.
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Kanah (ka'-na): reedy; brook of reeds.1A stream forming the boundary between Ephraim and Manasseh , from the Mediterranean eastward to Tappuah ( Joshua 16:8 ). It has been identified with the sedgy streams that constitute the Wady Talaik, which enters the sea between Joppa and Caesarea Maritima . The stream rises in the Southwest of Shechem , flows through Wady Ishkar and joining the Aujeh, reaches the sea not far to the North of Jaffa. Others identify it with the river Aujeh. A town in the north of Asher ( Joshua 19:28 ). It has been identified with 'Ain-Kana, a village on the brow of a valley some 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Tyre . About a mile north of this place are many colossal ruins strown about. And in the side of a neighbouring ravine are figures of men, women, and children cut in the face of the rock. These are supposed to be of Phoenician origin.2This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.).3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Kanah : reedy; brook of reeds. A stream forming the boundary between Ephraim and Manasseh , from the Mediterranean eastward to Tappuah ( Joshua 16:8 ). It has been identified with the sedgy streams that constitute the Wady Talaik, which enters the sea between Joppa and Caesarea Maritima . Others identify it with the river Aujeh. A town in the north of Asher ( Joshua 19:28 ). It has been identified with 'Ain-Kana, a village on the brow of a valley some 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Tyre . About a mile north of this place are many colossal ruins strown about. And in the side of a neighbouring ravine are figures of men, women, and children cut in the face of the rock. These are supposed to be of Phoenician origin. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). Nelson and Sons. : Missing or empty |title= ( help )
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Kanah ( ) is a stream referred to in the Hebrew Bible forming the boundary between Ephraim and Manasseh , from the Mediterranean Sea eastward to Tappuah ( Joshua 16:8 ). It has been identified with the sedgy streams that constitute the Wady Talaik, which enters the sea between Joppa and Caesarea Maritima . The stream rises in the Southwest of Shechem , flows through Wady Ishkar and joining Aujeh , reaches the sea not far to the north of Jaffa. Others identify it with the river Aujeh. The book of Joshua also refers to a town named Kanah in the north of the territory of the tribe of Asher ( Joshua 19:28 ). It has been identified with 'Ain-Kana, a village on the brow of a valley some 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Tyre . About a mile north of this place are many colossal ruins strown about, and in the side of a neighbouring ravine are figures of men, women, and children cut in the face of the rock and supposed to be of Phoenician origin.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Kanah ( ) is a stream referred to in the Hebrew Bible forming the boundary between Ephraim and Manasseh , from the Mediterranean Sea eastward to Tappuah ( Joshua 16:8 ). It has been identified with the sedgy streams that constitute the Wady Talaik, which enters the sea between Joppa and Caesarea Maritima . The stream rises in the Southwest of Shechem , flows through Wady Ishkar and joining Aujeh , reaches the sea not far to the north of Jaffa. Others identify it with the river Aujeh. The book of Joshua also refers to a town named Kanah in the north of the territory of the tribe of Asher ( Joshua 19:28 ). It has been identified with 'Ain-Kana, a village on the brow of a valley some 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Tyre . About a mile north of this place are many colossal ruins strewn about, and in the side of a neighbouring ravine are figures of men, women, and children cut in the face of the rock and supposed to be of Phoenician origin.
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Kanah is a toponym used in two distinct geographical contexts in the Hebrew Bible .
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stream referred to in the hebrew bible forming the boundary between ephraim and manasseh
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toponym used in two distinct geographical contexts in the hebrew bible
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