Ava
/AY-va/
Summary
A city or district in Assyria from which colonists were brought to settle in Samaria after the northern kingdom's fall.
☩Assyrian Colony
Ava (also called Ivvah or Avva) was one of the cities from which the king of Assyria brought colonists to repopulate Samaria after deporting the Israelites. These colonists brought their own gods and made idols called Nibhaz and Tartak. The location is uncertain but was likely in Syria or Mesopotamia.
Key verses:2 Kings 17:242 Kings 17:312 Kings 18:34