Karkor
“Foundation, or possibly level ground”
Summary
A place east of the Jordan River where Gideon surprised and decisively defeated the remnants of the Midianite army under Zebah and Zalmunna.
☩Location and Significance
Karkor was a location east of the Jordan where Gideon pursued and finally routed the remaining forces of the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna after their initial defeat at the spring of Harod. The site was apparently in a naturally secure spot that the Midianites considered safe, as they had let down their guard when Gideon attacked with his 300 men. The exact location remains unidentified, though various proposals have been made. Some scholars suggest it lay among the southern openings of Jebel Zurka, northeast of Rabbath Ammon, while others identify it with the rich plain En Nukrah in the Hauran. The name may derive from a root meaning "to dig," expressing deep, soft, level ground, or possibly meaning "foundation."
Related Verses1 mention
Judges· 1 verse
References
- 1.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Karkor," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 2.George Morrish, "Karkor," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.John McClintock and James Strong, "Karkor," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Karkor," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).