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It is one of the cities whose inhabitants were relocated by the Assyrian Empire during their expansion and resettlement policies. The name "Ava" is sometimes rendered as "Ivvah" in various translations of the Bible.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b> <br>Ava is mentioned in <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24</a> and <a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34</a>. In these passages, the city is noted as part of the Assyrian Empire's strategy of deporting conquered peoples to prevent rebellion and to assimilate them into the empire.<br><br>· <b><a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24</a> :</b> "Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities."<br><br>· <b><a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">2 Kings 18:34</a> :</b> "Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria from my hand?"<br><br><b>Historical Context:</b> <br>Ava was likely a city located in Mesopotamia, although its exact location remains uncertain. The Assyrian policy of relocating populations was a common practice aimed at breaking the spirit of conquered peoples and reducing the likelihood of uprisings. By moving people from their homelands, the Assyrians sought to integrate them into the empire and dilute their national identities.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b> <br>The mention of Ava in the Bible highlights the historical context of the Assyrian captivity and the broader theme of God's sovereignty over nations. The relocation of the Israelites and other peoples serves as a backdrop for understanding the consequences of disobedience to God, as the Israelites were exiled due to their persistent idolatry and failure to uphold the covenant with Yahweh.<br><br><b>Cultural and Religious Impact:</b> <br>The resettlement of people from Ava and other regions into Samaria led to a mixing of cultures and religious practices. This syncretism contributed to the development of the Samaritan identity, which was distinct from that of the Jews who returned from Babylonian exile. The Samaritans retained some elements of Israelite religion but also incorporated foreign influences, leading to tensions between Jews and Samaritans in later periods.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>While Ava itself is not a focal point in biblical narratives, its mention underscores the historical realities of the Assyrian Empire's influence and the resulting cultural and religious shifts in the ancient Near East. The biblical account of Ava serves as a reminder of the complex interplay between divine providence and human history.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Ava</span><p>or Ivah, iniquity<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Ava</span><p>(<i>ruin</i>), a place in the empire of Assyria, apparently the same as Ivan. (<a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24</a>)<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>A place in Assyria from which colonies were brought to Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24</a>). It is probably the same with Ivah (<a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm">18:34</a>; <a href="/2_kings/19-13.htm">19:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/37-13.htm">Isaiah 37:13</a>). It has been identified with Hit on the Euphrates. <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) Same as Kava.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">AVA</span><p>a'-va. See <a href="../a/awa.htm">AWA</a>.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5755.htm"><span class="l">5755. Ivvah -- a city conquered by Assyr.</span></a><br><b>...</b> NASB Word Usage Avva (1), Ivvah (3). <b>Ava</b>, Ivah. Or eavvae (2 Kings 17:24) {av-vaw'};<br> for avvah; Ivvah or Avva, a region of Assyria -- <b>Ava</b>, Ivah. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5755.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/smith/the_life_of_william_carey/chapter_vii_calcutta_and_the.htm"><span class="l">Calcutta and the Mission Centres from Delhi to Amboyna</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Since 1795 the port of Rangoon had been opened to the British, although Colonel<br> Symes had been insulted eight years after, during his second embassy to <b>Ava</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../smith/the life of william carey/chapter vii calcutta and the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_antichrist/we_arrive_now_at_a.htm"><span class="l">We Arrive Now at a Branch of Our Subject Upon which the Lord's <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> referred to again till the days of Esar-Haddan, of whom it is said, "And the king<br> of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cutthah, and from <b>Ava</b>, and from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/we arrive now at a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_wonders_of_prayer/lives_of_faith_and_trust.htm"><span class="l">Lives of Faith and Trust</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Dr. Eugenio Kincaid, the Burman missionary, states, that among the first converts<br> in <b>Ava</b> were two men who had held respectable offices about the palace. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/the wonders of prayer/lives of faith and trust.htm</font><p><a href="/library/smith/the_life_of_william_carey/chapter_x_the_wyclif_of.htm"><span class="l">The Wyclif of the East --Bible Translation</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The three missionaries despatched with it a letter to the king of <b>Ava</b>, commending<br> to his care "their beloved brethren, who from love to his majesty's subjects <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../smith/the life of william carey/chapter x the wyclif of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_4_1858/the_form_and_spirit_of.htm"><span class="l">The Form and Spirit of Religion</span></a> <br><b>...</b> religion. To say <b>Ava</b> Maria and Pater Nosters is easy enough; you may soon<br> get it over, and it does not check the conscience much. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the form and spirit of.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/ava.htm"><span class="l"><b>Ava</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) Same as Kava. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.<br><b>AVA</b>. a'-va. See AWA. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Ava</b> (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ava.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/avail.htm"><span class="l">Avail (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/avail.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/ivvah.htm"><span class="l">Ivvah (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> IVVAH. iv'-a (`iwwah; Aba (= <b>Ava</b>), Aua, 2 Kings 18:34, Oudou, 2 Kings 19:13, apparently<br> due to a misreading): The name is wanting in the Massoretic Text and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/ivvah.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/persian.htm"><span class="l">Persian (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> before a judge"; At. <b>ava</b>-sta, "to stand near"), or (2) a petition (Pahl.<br> apastan, "petition"; Arm. apastan, "refuge," "asylum"), in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/persian.htm - 45k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/autumnal.htm"><span class="l">Autumnal (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/autumnal.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/awa.htm"><span class="l">Awa</span></a><br><b>...</b> av'-a `awwa'; the King James Version <b>Ava</b>, a'-va: A province, the people of which<br> Shalmaneser king of Assyria placed in the cities of Samaria in the room of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/awa.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sepharvaim.htm"><span class="l">Sepharvaim (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> is no indication that Sepharvaim was a Babylonian town-the composition of the list,<br> indeed, points the other way, for the name comes after <b>Ava</b> and Hamath <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sepharvaim.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/asshur.htm"><span class="l">Asshur (133 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Kings 17:24 And the king of Asshur bringeth in from Babylon and from Cutha, and<br> from <b>Ava</b>, and from Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and causeth 'them' to dwell in the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/asshur.htm - 46k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/settled.htm"><span class="l">Settled (112 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Kings 17:24 And the king of Asshur bringeth in from Babylon and from Cutha, and<br> from <b>Ava</b>, and from Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and causeth 'them' to dwell in the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/settled.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/causeth.htm"><span class="l">Causeth (209 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Kings 17:24 And the king of Asshur bringeth in from Babylon and from Cutha, and<br> from <b>Ava</b>, and from Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and causeth 'them' to dwell in the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/causeth.htm - 38k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/lost-tribes-Israel.html">What happened to the lost tribes of Israel? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Samaritans.html">Who were the Samaritans? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/ava.htm">Ava: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Ava (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24</a></span><br />And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from <span class="boldtext">Ava</span>, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/ava.htm">Ava</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ava--a_district_near_babylon.htm">Ava: A District Near Babylon</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ava--see.htm">Ava: See</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/avail.htm">Avail (15 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/ivvah.htm">Ivvah (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/persian.htm">Persian (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/autumnal.htm">Autumnal (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/awa.htm">Awa</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sepharvaim.htm">Sepharvaim (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/asshur.htm">Asshur (133 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/settled.htm">Settled (112 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/causeth.htm">Causeth (209 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/ancient.htm">Ancient (64 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/literature.htm">Literature (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/language.htm">Language (112 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/a/autumnal.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Autumnal"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Autumnal" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ava--a_district_near_babylon.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ava: A District Near Babylon"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ava: A District Near Babylon" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>