Ivah
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Ivah was a city in Assyria, it lies on the Euphrates
river between the cities of Sepharvaim
and Henah. Meaning: overturning.
Ivah has also been thought to have been the Ahava
in Ezra
8:15.
It is also the name of a district in Babylon
.
Euphrates
The Euphrates is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia...
river between the cities of Sepharvaim
Sepharvaim
Sepharvaim - taken by a king of Assyria, probably Sargon II, .It was a double city, and received the common name Sepharvaim, i.e., "the two Sipparas," or "the two booktowns."...
and Henah. Meaning: overturning.
- 2 Kings 18:34 and 19:13 it is mentioned in a group of cities regarding the Assyrian Gods whose gods did not rescue SamariaSamariaSamaria, or the Shomron is a term used for a mountainous region roughly corresponding to the northern part of the West Bank.- Etymology :...
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Ivah has also been thought to have been the Ahava
Ahava
Ahava is an Israeli cosmetics company that manufactures skin care products made of mud and mineral-based compounds from the Dead Sea. The company's administrative headquarters are located in Holon but the main manufacturing plant and showroom are in Mitzpe Shalem, an Israeli settlement located on...
in Ezra
Book of Ezra
The Book of Ezra is a book of the Hebrew Bible. Originally combined with the Book of Nehemiah in a single book of Ezra-Nehemiah, the two became separated in the early centuries of the Christian era...
8:15.
It is also the name of a district in Babylon
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
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