community
Cocabe (Kokaba) in Bashanitis
unidentified village in the Karnaim/Ashtaroth district, southern Syria, Syria · Jewish-Christian groups
32.837, 36.029
Approximate location. The map shows a region, not a pin.
Hostile source. Epiphanius of Salamis, Panarion: a hostile anti-heresy catalogue.
Disputed. Attested only in a hostile heresiologist (Panarion 29.7.7-8; 30.2.8-9). The site is unlocated, and most scholars think 'Ebion' never existed.
Cocabe (Kokaba) in Bashanitis
unidentified village in the Karnaim/Ashtaroth district, southern Syria
Epiphanius says the Nazoraeans came from a village called Cocabe in Bashanitis, and that 'Ebion' first taught there, in the district of Karnaim (Ashtaroth). Other sources say Ebionites lived nearby around Adraa (Daraa). The exact village has not been found.
People and groups named here
- Nazoraeans
- Ebionites ('Ebion' is probably a name invented from the group's name)
Sources
- Ebionites
Catholic Encyclopedia (1909), public domain; New Advent. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Ebionites (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Pleiades place 678227: Karnaia/Astaroth?
Pleiades Gazetteer (ISAW, NYU). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Pleiades place 678054: Batanaia/Basanitis
Pleiades Gazetteer (ISAW, NYU). Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
None in this list.