Bible Dictionary
Karkor
Karkor was an unidentified place east of the Jordan where Gideon overtook and defeated the remaining forces of the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna.
Definition
Karkor was an unidentified place east of the Jordan where Gideon overtook the remaining forces of the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna. He surprised and routed the fugitives there and took their leaders captive.
Biblical Usage
Karkor is associated with Gideon’s pursuit and final defeat of the Midianite remnant after the earlier battle.
Historical Background
The place was probably in the open desert east of the Jordan, beyond Succoth and Penuel. It has been compared with Qarkar mentioned by Shalmaneser II, though the supplied material does not establish the identification.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Foundation, a place in the open desert wastes on the east of Jordan (Judg. 8:10), not far beyond Succoth and Penuel, to the south. Here Gideon overtook and routed a fugitive band of Midianites under Zeba and Zalmunna, whom he took captive.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(foundation), the place in which Zebah and Zalmunna were again routed by Gideon, (Judges 8:10) must have been on the east of Jordan.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>kar'-kor (qarqor): An unidentified place where Gideon surprised and overwhelmed the remnants of the army of Zeba and Zalmunnah (Jud 8:10). It probably corresponds to Qarkar mentioned by Shalmaneser II, S. of Hamath (KB, I, 173).</p>