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Syria

 

SYRIA ;

(The highlands lying between the Euphrates River and the Mediterranean Sea)

Called ARAM, from the son of Shem - Ge 10:22,23; Nu 23:7; 1Ch 1:17; 2:23

During the time of Abraham it seems to have embraced the region between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River - Ge 24:10; with 25:20

Including Padan-aram - Ge 25:20; 28:5

Minor kingdoms within the region

• Aram-zobah, also called, ZOBAH and ZOBA
- 1Sa 14:47; 2Sa 8:3; 10:6,8; 1Ki 11:23; 1Ch 18:5,9; 19:6
• And in the title of
- Ps 60
• Geshur
- 2Sa 15:8
• Aram-rehob, also called BETH-REHOB
- 2Sa 10:6,8
• Damascus
- 2Sa 8:5,6; 1Ch 18:5,6
• Hamath
- 2Sa 8:9,10

Conquest of

• By David
- 2Sa 8:3-13
• By Jeroboam
- 2Ki 14:25,28
• By Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria
- 2Ki 16:7-9; 18:33,34

People of, colonized in Samaria by the king of Assyria - 2Ki 17:24

Confederates with Nebuchadnezzar - 2Ki 24:2; Jer 39:5

The Roman province of, included the land of Canaan - Lu 2:2,3

And it included Phoenicia - Mr 7:26; Ac 21:3

The fame of Jesus extended over - Mt 4:24

Paul goes to, with letters to apprehend the Christians; is converted and begins his evangelistic ministry - Ac 9:1-31

See PAUL

Paul preaches in - Ac 15:41; 18:18; 21:3; Ga 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; Am 1:3-5; Zec 9:1

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