A canal or river in Babylonia where Ezra assembled a group of exiles who were returning to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:15).
About Ahava
The name of the river (and possibly town) in Babylonia where Ezra added some Levites to the group of Jewish people returning home from exile. He also declared a fast (to stop eating for a time) there for the Jews to humble themselves and seek God's protection before returning to Palestine (Ezra 8:15, 21, 31).
Key References
On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.
And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.
All Scripture References (3)
Ezra (3)
Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.
And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.