Syria
28 references
- (The highlands lying between the Euphrates River and the Mediterranean Sea)
- Called ARAM, from the son of Shem Gen. 10:22,23; Num. 23:7; 1 Chr. 1:17; 2:23
- During the time of Abraham it seems to have embraced the region between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River Gen. 24:10; with 25:20
- Including Padan-aram Gen. 25:20; 28:5
- Minor kingdoms within the region
- Aram-zobah, also called, ZOBAH and ZOBA 1 Sam. 14:47; 2 Sam. 8:3; 10:6,8; 1 Kgs. 11:23; 1 Chr. 18:5,9; 19:6
- And in the title of Ps. 60
- Geshur 2 Sam. 15:8
- Aram-rehob, also called BETH-REHOB 2 Sam. 10:6,8
- Damascus 2 Sam. 8:5,6; 1 Chr. 18:5,6
- Hamath 2 Sam. 8:9,10
- Conquest of
- By David 2 Sam. 8:3-13
- By Jeroboam 2 Kgs. 14:25,28
- By Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria 2 Kgs. 16:7-9; 18:33,34
- People of, colonized in Samaria by the king of Assyria 2 Kgs. 17:24
- Confederates with Nebuchadnezzar 2 Kgs. 24:2; Jer. 39:5
- The Roman province of, included the land of Canaan Luke 2:2,3
- And it included Phoenicia Mark 7:26; Acts 21:3
- The fame of Jesus extended over Matt. 4:24
- Paul goes to, with letters to apprehend the Christians; is converted and begins his evangelistic ministry Acts 9:1-31
- See Paul
- Paul preaches in Acts 15:41; 18:18; 21:3; Gal. 1:21
- Damascus, the capitol of
- See Damascus
- Wars between, and the kingdoms of Judah and Israel
- See Israel
- Prophecies concerning Isa. 7:8-16; 8:4-7; 17:1-3; Jer. 1:15; 49:23-27; Amos 1:3-5; Zech. 9:1
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.