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