Nave's Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave, A.M., D.D., LL.D.

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; 1 Chr. 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 1 Sam. 14:47; 2 Sam. 8:3, 10:6, 8; 1 Ki. 11:23; 1 Chr. 18:5, 9, 19:6
    • And in the title of Ps. 60
    • Geshur 2 Sam. 15:8
    • Aram-rehob, also called BETH-REHOB 2 Sam. 10:6, 8
    • Damascus 2 Sam. 8:5, 6; 1 Chr. 18:5, 6
    • Hamath 2 Sam. 8:9, 10
  • Conquest of
    • By David 2 Sam. 8:3-13
    • By Jeroboam 2 Ki. 14:25, 28
    • By Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria 2 Ki. 16:7-9, 18:33, 34
  • People of, colonized in Samaria by the king of Assyria 2 Ki. 17:24
  • Confederates with Nebuchadnezzar 2 Ki. 24:2; Jer. 39:5
  • The Roman province of, included the land of Canaan Lk. 2:2, 3
  • And it included Phoenicia Mk. 7:26; Acts 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 Acts 9:1-31
    • See PAUL
  • Paul preaches in Acts 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; Amos 1:3-5; Zech. 9:1