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Cal'neh. (fortress of Anu). Calneh or Calno appears in Genesis 10:10, among the cities of Nimrod. Probably, the site is the modern Niffer. In the eighth century B.C., Canneh was taken by one of the Assyrian kings, and never recovered its prosperity. Isaiah 10:9; Amos 6:2.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Calneh'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​c/calneh.html. 1901.
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