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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