Syria (73 Occurrences)

... Mesopotamia is called (Genesis 24:10; Deuteronomy 23:4) Aram-naharain (=Syria of the two rivers), also Padan-aram (Genesis 25:20). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syria.htm - 60k

Coele-syria

Coele-syria. << Coelesyria, Coele-syria. Coffer >>. Easton's Bible Dictionary Hollow ... mountains. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. COELE-SYRIA. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coele-syria.htm - 8k

Syria-maachah (1 Occurrence)

Syria-maachah. << Syriamaachah, Syria-maachah. Syrian >>. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia SYRIA-MAACHAH. sir'-ia-ma'a-ka. See MAACAH; SYRIA. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syria-maachah.htm - 7k

Syria-damascus (1 Occurrence)

Syria-damascus. << Syriadamascus, Syria-damascus. Syriamaachah >>. Multi-Version Concordance Syria-damascus (1 Occurrence). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syria-damascus.htm - 6k

Serpent (40 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary (Hebrews nahash; Gr. ophis), frequently noticed in Scripture. More than forty species are found in Syria and Arabia. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/serpent.htm - 46k

Rezin (11 Occurrences)

... Firm; a prince, a king of Syria, who joined Pekah (qv) in an invasion of the kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 15:37; 16:5-9; Isaiah 7:1-8). Ahaz induced Tiglath ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rezin.htm - 13k

Arvad (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Wandering, (Ezek. 27:8), a small island and city on the coast of Syria, mentioned as furnishing mariners and soldiers for Tyre. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arvad.htm - 11k

Arvadites (1 Occurrence)

... ar'-vad, ar'-vad-its ('arwadh; Arados; modern Ruad): An island city off the coast of Syria some 30 miles North of Tripolis, and the race inhabiting it. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arvadites.htm - 10k

Ptolemy

... death of Alexander, Ptolemy seized the satrapy of Egypt as his share (1 Maccabees 1:6;). Now commenced the long hostilities between Egypt and Syria, Ptolemy on ... biblethesaurus.org/p/ptolemy.htm - 17k

Coelesyria

... Hollow Syria, the name (not found in Scripture) given by the Greeks to the extensive valley, about 100 miles long, between the Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coelesyria.htm - 8k

Maccabaeus

... mak-a-be'-us (Makkabaios), mak'-a-bez (hoi Makkabaioi): I. PALESTINE UNDER KINGS OF SYRIA 1. Rivalry of Syria and Egypt 2. Palestine Seized by Antiochus the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabaeus.htm - 17k

Demetrius (3 Occurrences)

... The Roman Senate, however, refused to listen to his plea for the restoration to Syria, because, as Polybius says, they felt surer of their power over Syria... biblethesaurus.org/d/demetrius.htm - 17k

Parthians (1 Occurrence)

... 2. The Seleucid Kings: Next they came under the rule of the Seleucid kings of Syria, but revolted about 250 BC, in the reign of Antiochus II (Theos), and ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parthians.htm - 16k

Geology

... The accompanying map shows, with considerable freedom, the distribution of the superficial strata of Syria, Palestine and Sinai, with parts of Asia Minor ... biblethesaurus.org/g/geology.htm - 16k

Remaliah (13 Occurrences)

... NIV). 2 Kings 15:37 In those days Yahweh began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. (WEB ... biblethesaurus.org/r/remaliah.htm - 11k

Cyrenius (1 Occurrence)

... Recent historical investigation has proved that Quirinus was governor of Cilicia, which was annexed to Syria at the time of our Lord's birth. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyrenius.htm - 7k

Ben-hadad (27 Occurrences)

... (1.) The king of Syria whom Asa, king of Judah, employed to invade Israel (1 Kings 15:18). (2.) Son of the preceding, also king of Syria. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/ben-hadad.htm - 16k

Brick (10 Occurrences)

... Arabic toob. In Syria the sun-baked bricks are commonly called libn or lebin, from the same Semitic root as the Hebrew word. Bricks ... biblethesaurus.org/b/brick.htm - 15k

Inflicted (20 Occurrences)

... 2 Kings 8:29 King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/inflicted.htm - 12k

Thaddaeus (2 Occurrences)

... There is abundant testimony in apocryphal literature of the missionary activity of a certain Thaddaeus in Syria, but doubt exists as to whether this was the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thaddaeus.htm - 11k

Apollonius

... 148 BC to give an account of the different persons who bore this name (1) Son of Thrasaeus (2 Maccabees 3:5) who was governor of Coele-Syria (Palestine and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apollonius.htm - 8k

Arsaces

... is mentioned in 1 Maccabees 14:1-3, and in 15:22 in connection with the history of Demetrius, one of the Greek, or Seleucid, kings of Syria, and successor to ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arsaces.htm - 8k

Cilicia (8 Occurrences)

... Paul visited it soon after his conversion (Galatians 1:21; Acts 9:30), and again, on his second missionary journey (15:41), "he went through Syria and Cilicia ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cilicia.htm - 13k

Nabathaeans

... I, king of the Nabateans, but suffered a severe defeat East of the Jordan (Josephus, Ant, XIII, xiii, 5; BJ, I, iv, 4). Antiochus XII of Coele-Syria next led ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nabathaeans.htm - 11k

Nabataeans

... I, king of the Nabateans, but suffered a severe defeat East of the Jordan (Josephus, Ant, XIII, xiii, 5; BJ, I, iv, 4). Antiochus XII of Coele-Syria next led ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nabataeans.htm - 11k

Naaman (19 Occurrences)

... Testament; Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Neeman): (1) A successful Syrian general, high in the confidence and esteem of the king of Syria, and honored ... biblethesaurus.org/n/naaman.htm - 15k

Amorites (82 Occurrences)

... On the early Babylonian monuments all Syria, including Palestine, is known as "the land of the Amorites." The southern slopes of the mountains of Judea are ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amorites.htm - 50k

Benhadad (24 Occurrences)

... (1.) The king of Syria whom Asa, king of Judah, employed to invade Israel (1 Kings 15:18). (2.) Son of the preceding, also king of Syria. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/benhadad.htm - 28k

Victory (71 Occurrences)

... 2 Samuel 8:6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh ... biblethesaurus.org/v/victory.htm - 27k

Syrian (12 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to Syria; Syriac. 2. (n.) A native of Syria. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SYRIAN; LANGUAGE. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syrian.htm - 10k

Pekah (11 Occurrences)

... Seventeen years after this he entered into an alliance with Rezin, king of Syria, and took part with him in besieging Jerusalem (2 Kings 15:37; 16:5). But ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pekah.htm - 19k

Arameans (61 Occurrences)

... See SYRIA. Multi-Version Concordance ... 2 Samuel 8:6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arameans.htm - 26k

Zobah (15 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary =Aram-Zobah, (Psalm 60, title), a Syrian province or kingdom to the south of Coele-Syria, and extending from the eastern slopes of ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zobah.htm - 15k

Wounds (57 Occurrences)

... 2 Kings 8:29 King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wounds.htm - 22k

Frost (9 Occurrences)

... In Syria and Palestine frost is a very rare occurrence at sea-level; but on the hills and elevated plains it is usual in winter, beginning with November, and ... biblethesaurus.org/f/frost.htm - 14k

Tammuz (1 Occurrence)

... The worship of these deities was introduced into Syria in very early times under the designation of Tammuz and Astarte, and appears among the Greeks in the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tammuz.htm - 10k

Riblah (12 Occurrences)

... 35 miles Northeast of Baalbek, and the situation is the finest that could have been chosen by the Egyptian or Babylonian kings for their headquarters in Syria. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/riblah.htm - 14k

Rezon (3 Occurrences)

... Zobah, on the occasion of his being defeated by David, he became the "captain over a band" of marauders, and took Damascus, and became king of Syria (1 Kings 11 ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rezon.htm - 9k

Rehob (12 Occurrences)

... 21). It is now supposed to be represented by the castle of Hunin, south-west of Dan, on the road from Hamath into Coele-Syria. (4 ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rehob.htm - 13k

Elath (6 Occurrences)

... again subdued (2 Kings 14:7, 10, 22). Finally it was taken from Ahaz by Rezin, king of Syria. The Jews were driven out and the Syrians ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elath.htm - 10k

Decapolis (3 Occurrences)

... When the Romans conquered Syria (BC 65) they rebuilt, and endowed with certain privileges, these "ten cities," and the province connected with them they called ... biblethesaurus.org/d/decapolis.htm - 10k

Drawer (1 Occurrence)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DRAWER OF WATER. dro'-er, (sho'ebh mayim, from sha'abh, "to bale up" water): In Syria and Palestine, outside of Mt. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/drawer.htm - 11k

Pharaohnecoh

... The great event of his reign (610-594 BC) was his expedition across Syria to secure for himself a share in the decaying empire of Assyria. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pharaohnecoh.htm - 11k

Pharaoh-necoh (3 Occurrences)

... The great event of his reign (610-594 BC) was his expedition across Syria to secure for himself a share in the decaying empire of Assyria. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pharaoh-necoh.htm - 12k

Pul (3 Occurrences)

... large scale. He subdued Northern Syria and Hamath, and the kings of Syria rendered him homage and paid him tribute. His ambition ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pul.htm - 9k

Plow (11 Occurrences)

... This is partly because there is every reason to believe that the plows still used throughout Egypt, Palestine, and Syria are counterparts of the ancient ones. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plow.htm - 15k

Besieged (34 Occurrences)

... 1 Kings 20:1 Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and ... biblethesaurus.org/b/besieged.htm - 16k

Cili'cia (8 Occurrences)

... Acts 15:23 having written through their hand thus: 'The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to those in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brethren, who ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cili'cia.htm - 8k

Acco (2 Occurrences)

... The Ptolemies held undisputed possession of the place for about 70 years but it was wrested from them by Antiochus III, of Syria, in 219 BC and went into the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/acco.htm - 13k

Artaxerxes (14 Occurrences)

... The reign of Artaxerxes was further disturbed by the revolt of Egypt in 460 BC, and by that of Syria about 448 BC The Egyptians were assisted by the Athenians ... biblethesaurus.org/a/artaxerxes.htm - 16k

Aretas (1 Occurrence)

... Arabian prince of this name, surnamed Obodas (Ant., XIII, xv, 2; xvi, 2; XVI, ix, 4) defeated Antiochus Dionysius and reigned over Coele-Syria and Damascus. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aretas.htm - 11k

Hadad (38 Occurrences)

... 22, 25). (5) The supreme god of Syria, whose name is found in Scripture in the names of Syrian kings, Benhadad, Hadadezer. The god ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hadad.htm - 21k

Gold (429 Occurrences)

... Among these terms the one most used is zahabh. The Arabic equivalent, dhahab, is still the common name for gold throughout Palestine, Syria and Egypt. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gold.htm - 57k

Defeat (16 Occurrences)

... He said, "Yahweh's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you shall strike the Syrians in Aphek, until you have consumed them." (See NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/defeat.htm - 12k

Coney (2 Occurrences)

... to the Syrian hyrax, Procavia (or Hyrax) Syriaca, which in southern Palestine and Sinai is called in Arabic wabar, in northern Palestine and Syria Tabsun, and ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coney.htm - 12k

Syrians (63 Occurrences)

... sir'-i-anz ('aram; Suroi; Assyrian Aramu, Arumu, Arimu): 1. Division of Aram 2. A Semitic Race 3. Syria and Israel 4. Under Nabateans and Palmyrenes 5. A Mixed ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syrians.htm - 37k

Rain (118 Occurrences)

... Palestine: In Egypt there is little or no rainfall, the water for vegetation being supplied in great abundance by the river Nile; but in Syria and Palestine ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rain.htm - 43k

Jehoahaz (22 Occurrences)

... 3. Israel and Syria: Specially did Israel suffer during this reign from the continuance of the hostility of Damascus (2 Kings 13:3, 4, 22). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoahaz.htm - 23k

Joram (26 Occurrences)

... 3. The Conflicts with Syria: Assuming that 2 Kings 4-8 belong to the reign of Jehoram, it appears that the Syrians made frequent incursions into the land of ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joram.htm - 27k

Jizreel (30 Occurrences)

... 2 Kings 8:29 And king Joram returned to be healed in Jizreel of the wounds that the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jizreel.htm - 15k

Aquila (7 Occurrences)

... Paul's departure from Corinth after eighteen months, Aquila and his wife accompanied him to Ephesus, where they remained, while he proceeded to Syria (Acts 18 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aquila.htm - 13k

Ben (40 Occurrences)

... house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived ... biblethesaurus.org/b/ben.htm - 20k

Immanuel (3 Occurrences)

... Pekah, king of Israel, a bold and ambitious usurper, and Rezin, king of Syria, formed an alliance, the dual object of which was, first, to organize a ... biblethesaurus.org/i/immanuel.htm - 16k

Ramoth (30 Occurrences)

... king of Israel said to his servants, "You know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and we are still, and don't take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?" (WEB KJV ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ramoth.htm - 18k

Dyeing

... found. Various species of the murex are found today at Haifa (Syria), about the Greek isles and on the North coast of Africa. The ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dyeing.htm - 14k

Shepherd (76 Occurrences)

... but, summer and winter, must depend upon foraging for their sustenance (Psalm 23:2). In the winter of 1910-11 an unprecedented storm ravaged Northern Syria. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shepherd.htm - 42k

Mesopotamia (8 Occurrences)

... The country between the two rivers (Hebrews Aram-naharaim; ie, "Syria of the two rivers"), the name given by the Greeks and Romans to the region between the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mesopotamia.htm - 11k

Antioch (21 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary. (1.) In Syria, on the river Orontes, about 16 miles from the Mediterranean, and some 300 miles north of Jerusalem. ... ANTIOCH, IN SYRIA. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antioch.htm - 27k

Oil (281 Occurrences)

... The Scriptural references correspond so nearly to the methods practiced in Syria up to the present time, and the presses uncovered by excavators at such sites ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oil.htm - 60k

Dye (1 Occurrence)

... found. Various species of the murex are found today at Haifa (Syria), about the Greek isles and on the North coast of Africa. The ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dye.htm - 15k

Ramoth-gilead (20 Occurrences)

... Here Ahab, who joined Jehoshaphat in an endeavour to rescue it from the hands of the king of Syria, was mortally wounded (1 Kings 22:1-36). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ramoth-gilead.htm - 20k

Lebanon (66 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary White, "the white mountain of Syria," is the loftiest and most celebrated mountain range in Syria. It ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lebanon.htm - 45k

Zoan (7 Occurrences)

... the Hyksos to be Arabs, and the population of Zoan under their rule was probably a mixture of Semitic and Mongolic races, just as in Syria and Babylonia in the ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoan.htm - 17k

Semites

... Those who settled Arabia sent further migrations into Africa, as well as rebounding into the desert west of the Euphrates, Syria and Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/semites.htm - 27k

Recover (37 Occurrences)

... with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, "Your son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to ... biblethesaurus.org/r/recover.htm - 21k

Semitic

... Those who settled Arabia sent further migrations into Africa, as well as rebounding into the desert west of the Euphrates, Syria and Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/semitic.htm - 28k

Deliverance (86 Occurrences)

... 2 Kings 5:1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deliverance.htm - 31k

Ahaziah (34 Occurrences)

... No doubt it began at the time of Ahab's last campaign against Syria. ... Ramoth-gilead was captured and held for Israel against the king of Syria (2 Kings 9:14). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ahaziah.htm - 28k

Ramothgilead (19 Occurrences)

... Here Ahab, who joined Jehoshaphat in an endeavour to rescue it from the hands of the king of Syria, was mortally wounded (1 Kings 22:1-36). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ramothgilead.htm - 19k

Jehoram (27 Occurrences)

... 3. The Conflicts with Syria: Assuming that 2 Kings 4-8 belong to the reign of Jehoram, it appears that the Syrians made frequent incursions into the land of ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoram.htm - 30k