SYRIA
(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; 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 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 1SA 14:47; 2SA 8:3; 10:6,8; 1KI 11:23; 1CH 18:5,9; 19:6
And in the title of PSA 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 LUK 2:2,3
And it included Phoenicia MRK 7:26; ACT 21:3
The fame of Jesus extended over MAT 4:24
Paul goes to, with letters to apprehend the Christians; is converted and begins his evangelistic ministry ACT 9:1-31
See PAUL
Paul preaches in ACT 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; AMO 1:3-5; ZEC 9:1
