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Karkaa

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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or, rather, KAR'KA (Hebrew Karka', קִרְקִע , afloor, as in Numbers 5:17, etc.; with art. and ה directive in pause, הִקִּרְק עָה, hak-Karka'd; Sept. Ἀκκαρκά v. r. τὴν κατὰ δυσμὰς Κάδης; Vulg. Carcaa y, r. Cariatha), a place situated at a bend in the southern boundary of Judah (i.e. Simeon or Palestine), between Adar and Azmon (Joshua 15:3); probably about midway between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean, perhaps near the well marked as Bir Abu-Atreibd on Zimmermann's map. (See TRIBE).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Karkaa'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​k/karkaa.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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