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Syria
Nave’s Topical Bible, 1897 · source
- (The highlands lying between the Euphrates River and the Mediterranean Sea)
- Called ARAM, from the son of Shem Genesis 10:22Genesis 10:23Numbers 23:71 Chronicles 1:171 Chronicles 2:23
- During the time of Abraham it seems to have embraced the region between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River Genesis 24:10
- Including Padan-aram Genesis 25:20Genesis 28:5
- Minor kingdoms within the region
- Aram-zobah, also called, ZOBAH and ZOBA 1 Samuel 14:472 Samuel 8:32 Samuel 10:62 Samuel 10:81 Kings 11:231 Chronicles 18:51 Chronicles 18:91 Chronicles 19:6
- And in the title of Psalms 60
- Geshur 2 Samuel 15:8
- Aram-rehob, also called BETH-REHOB 2 Samuel 10:62 Samuel 10:8
- Damascus 2 Samuel 8:52 Samuel 8:61 Chronicles 18:51 Chronicles 18:6
- Hamath 2 Samuel 8:92 Samuel 8:10
- Conquest of
- By David 2 Samuel 8:3–13
- By Jeroboam 2 Kings 14:252 Kings 14:28
- By Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria 2 Kings 16:7–92 Kings 18:332 Kings 18:34
- People of, colonized in by the king of Assyria 2 Kings 17:24
- Confederates with Nebuchadnezzar 2 Kings 24:2Jeremiah 39:5
- The Roman province of, included the land of Canaan Luke 2:2Luke 2:3
- And it included Phoenicia Mark 7:26Acts 21:3
- The fame of Jesus extended over Matthew 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 15:41Acts 18:18Acts 21:3Galatians 1:21
- Damascus, the capitol of
- See Damascus
- Wars between, and the kingdoms of Judah and Israel
- See Israel
- Prophecies concerning Isaiah 7:8–16Isaiah 8:4–7Isaiah 17:1–3Jeremiah 1:15Jeremiah 49:23–27Amos 1:3–5Zechariah 9:1