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    Karkor

    קַרְקֹר

    Karkor, the place where Gideon defeated the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna (Judges 8:10).

    Where the story of Karkor happensWhere the gazetteer locates Karkor, framed to them: Karkor. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Karkor
    Where the gazetteer locates Karkor
    verses
    1
    first named
    Judges 8:10
    last named
    Judges 8:10
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.36°N · 37.54°E
    settlement31.36°N · 37.54°E

    Al Qarqar (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 6 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Karkor in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Karkor was a location east of the Jordan River where Gideon, a judge of Israel, pursued and defeated the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna (Judges 8:10). After Gideon's initial victory over the Midianites, he learned that Zebah and Zalmunna had escaped with about 15,000 men. Gideon and his 300 men pursued them to Karkor, where they launched a surprise attack and captured the two kings. The exact location of Karkor is not known, but it was likely situated in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River.

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    1. Judges1 verse

      8:10

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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