Kenath

KENATH - A city to the E. of the Jordan, taken by Nobah, whose name for a time it bore, Nu.32.42. Geshur and Aram reconquered it, 1 Ch.2.23. It was later called Kanata, one of the towns of the Decapolis. It is usually identified with Qanawat, fully 16 miles N. of Bozrah. It occupies a commanding position on either bank of the Wadi Qanawat, which here forms a picturesque waterfall. There are tall, graceful columns, and massive walls, together with other impressive remains of buildings from Graeco-Roman times. The modern village, lower down the slope, is now occupied by Druzes. [Article: Dictionary of the Bible, J.Hastings, 2nd Ed., T&T.Clark, 1963 - W.E.]