ava Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
ava in Easton's Bible Dictionary
a place in Assyria from which colonies were brought to Samaria (2 Kings 17:24). It is probably the same with Ivah (18:34; 19:13; Isa. 37:13). It has been identified with Hit on the Euphrates.
ava in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(ruin), a place in the empire of Assyria, apparently the same as Ivan. #2Ki 17:24|
ava in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
A'VA (ruin). Rawlinson would identify it with Hit, on the Euphrates; probably it is the same as Ahava and Ivah. 2 Kgs 17:24.
ava in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Ava, in Assyria; colonists thence re. peopled Samaria after the removal of the Israelites (2 Kings 17:24). Probably the same as Ivah (2 Kings 18:34). The Assyrians according to their usual policy, having conquered Ivah, transplanted its inhabitants to Samaria, vacated by Israel's deportation. (See IVAH.)