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Ashteroth Karnaim

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Ashteroth of the two horns, the abode of the Rephaim (Genesis 14:5 ). It may be identified with Ashtaroth preceding; called "Karnaim", i.e., the "two-horned" (the crescent moon). The Samaritan version renders the word by "Sunamein," the present es-Sunamein, 28 miles south of Damascus.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Ashteroth Karnaim'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​a/ashteroth-karnaim.html. 1897.
 
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