SYRIA (1)sir'-i-a (Suria (Matthew 4:24 Luke 2:2)):1. Name and Its Origin2. Other Designations3. Physical(1) The Maritime Plain(2) First MoUntain Belt(3) Second Mountain Belt(4) Great Central Valley(5) The Eastern Belt(6) Rivers(7) Nature of Soil(8) Flora(9) Fauna(10) Minerals(11) Central Position4. History(1) Canaanitic Semites(2) Sargon of Agade(3) Babyloni... View Details
SHERGHAT, ASSHUR, ASSURshur'-gat, sher'-gat: The name of the first capital city of Assyria is known by the Arabs as Qala' at Sherghat, or the Fortress of Sherghat. Its ancient name was Asshur or Assur (Genesis 10:11 margin). From it was derived the name of the country, Assyria, and of the people, Assyrians. The date of the founding of the city is not known.... View Details
ELAM; ELAMITESe'-lam, e'-lam-its (`elam; Ailam; Jeremiah 49:36. Codex Sinaiticus 'the original scribe' reads Elam)Contents1. Geographical Position and Names 2. Surface Configuration 3. Mountain Ranges 4. Rivers 5. Climate 6. Vegetation 7. Fauna 8. The Population 9. The Principal Cities 10. Apirti and the "Bandit Nations" 11. The Languages of Elam 12. History... View Details
Ram, an ancestor of Christ
Arphaxad, a son of Shem and an ancestor of Christ
Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Israelite
a son of Shem, also his desc. and their land
the name of several Israelites
|name,| oldest son of Noah
Lud [N] [H] [S] The fourth son of Shem ( Genesis 10:22 ; 1 Chronicles 1:17 ), ancestor of the Lydians probably. One of the Hamitic tribes descended from Mizraim ( Genesis 10:13 ), a people of Africa ( Ezekiel 27:10 ; 30:5 ), on the west of Egypt. The people called Lud were noted archers ( Isaiah 66:19 ; Compare Jeremi... View Details