A town, also known as Ivvah; its inhabitants were relocated to Samaria by the king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:24).
About Avva
A district in Syria. It is also called Ivvah in 2 Kings 18:34; 19:13. Sargon of Assyria conquered it in the eighth century BC. After the Israelites were deported from Samaria in 722 BC, Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, sent people from Avva and other districts to live in the cities of Samaria (2 Kings 17:24).
See also Ivvah.
Key References
Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
All Scripture References (1)
2 Kings (1)
Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.