Ivah
For the village in Iran, see Ivah, Iran.
Ivah (or Ava) was a city in Assyria, it lies on the Euphrates river between the cities of Sepharvaim and Henah. Meaning: overturning.
- 2 Kings 18:34 and 19:13 it is mentioned in a group of cities regarding the Assyrian Gods whose gods did not rescue Samaria.
Ivah has also been thought to have been the Ahava in Ezra 8:15.
It is also the name of a district in Babylon.
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