Kanah: reedy; brook of reeds.

A stream forming the boundary between Ephraim

Tribe of Ephraim

According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim was one of the Tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Manasseh together with Ephraim also formed the House of Joseph....

 and Manasseh

Tribe of Manasseh

According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh was one of the Tribes of Israel. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the House of Joseph....

, from the Mediterranean eastward to Tappuah

Tappuah

Tappuah is a Biblical name with several meanings:* Taffuh, formerly Tappuah, was a town on the West Bank 4 miles west of Hebron.* Entappuah was mentioned in the Book of Joshua and is probably a spring near Yassuf....

 . It has been identified with the sedgy streams that constitute the Wady Talaik, which enters the sea between Joppa

Jaffa

Jaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.-Etymology:...

 and Caesarea Maritima. Others identify it with the river Aujeh.

A town in the north of Asher

Asher

Asher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...

 . It has been identified with 'Ain-Kana, a village on the brow of a valley some 7 miles (11.3 km) southeast of Tyre. About a mile north of this place are many colossal ruins strown about. And in the side of a neighbouring ravine are figures of men, women, and children cut in the face of the rock. These are supposed to be of Phoenician origin.