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Place

Karka

A landmark on the southern boundary of Judah's territory, mentioned in the border description in Joshua.

1 appearances1 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Karka appears once in 15:3, in the detailed description of the southern border of running from the wilderness of Zin along the edge of Edom, passing through Kadesh-barnea, Hezron, Addar, Karka, , and toward the brook of Egypt. It functions solely as a boundary marker in the tribal allotment narrative and has no associated narrative or genealogical content. Its exact location is uncertain.

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Modern location: Ain Qoseimeh. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.

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