Amos 6
6.2 Calneh
Meaning: fort - one of the cities founded by Nimrod (Gen. 10:10)
It is the modern Niffer, a lofty mound of earth and rubbish situated in the marshes on the left, i.e., the east, bank of the Euphrates, but 30 miles distant from its present course, and about 60 miles south-southeast from Babylon. It is mentioned as one of the towns with which Tyre carried on trade. It was finally taken and probably destroyed by one of the Assyrian kings (Amos 6:2).
6.2 Hamath
It is identified with the warm baths (the heat of the water ranging from 136 degrees to 144 degrees) still found on the shore a little to the south of Tiberias under the name of Hummam Tabariyeh (“Bath of Tiberias”).
6.13 Lo-debar
Meaning: no pasture - a town in Gilead not far from Mahanaim (2 Sam. 17:27), north of the Jabbok (9:4, 5)
It is probably identical with Debir (Josh. 13:26).
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