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Syria

Syria (Biblical Place • Damascus • 33.519°N, 36.313°E): region. Referenced in Judg 10:6 , 1 Kgs 10:29 , 1 Kgs 11:25 , 1 Kgs 15:18 , 1 Kgs 19:15 . It is closely linked with Assyria (Biblical Place • Nineveh • 36.359°N, 43.153°E): region. Referenced in Gen 2:14 , Gen 10:11 , Gen 25:18 , 2 Kgs 15:19 , 2 Kgs 15:20 .

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Syria (region. Referenced in Judg 10:6 , 1 Kgs 10:29 , 1 Kgs 11:25 , 1 Kgs 15:18 , 1 Kgs 19:15 .) Assyria (region. Referenced in Gen 2:14 , Gen 10:11 , Gen 25:18 , 2 Kgs 15:19 , 2 Kgs 15:20 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Persian Lamassu (Gate of All Nations) — Colossal carved limestone winged human-headed bull (Lamassu) guarding the Gate of All Nations built by King Xerxes I (biblical Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther and Ezra 4:6 ) at Persepolis, exemplifying the imperial Achaemenid court architecture of Esther , Ezra , and Nehemiah . Siege of Lachish Relief — Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Kings 16:6 : "At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria , and drave the Jews from Elath : and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day."; 1 Chronicles 18:5 : "And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah , David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men."; 2 Samuel 8:5 : "And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah , David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.". Related canonical books and chapters: 2 Kings 7 ( 2 Kings • Chapter 7 (20 verses)), Acts 20 ( Acts • Chapter 20 (38 verses)), 2 Kings 5 ( 2 Kings • Chapter 5 (27 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Syria
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Biblical Place • Damascus • 33.519°N, 36.313°E

region. Referenced in Judg 10:6 , 1 Kgs 10:29 , 1 Kgs 11:25 , 1 Kgs 15:18 , 1 Kgs 19:15 .

Assyria
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Biblical Place • Nineveh • 36.359°N, 43.153°E

region. Referenced in Gen 2:14 , Gen 10:11 , Gen 25:18 , 2 Kgs 15:19 , 2 Kgs 15:20 .

Interactive 3D Royal Portal Guardian • Esther 1 & Ezra 4:6

Colossal carved limestone winged human-headed bull (Lamassu) guarding the Gate of All Nations built by King Xerxes I (biblical Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther and Ezra 4:6 ) at Persepolis, exemplifying the imperial Achaemenid court architecture of Esther , Ezra , and Nehemiah .

Interactive 3D Museum Relief • 2 Kings 18:13–17

Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).

2 Kings 7
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2 Kings • Chapter 7 (20 verses)

Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria . Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Samaria , Syria , Jordan .

Acts 20
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Acts • Chapter 20 (38 verses)

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia . And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece , And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wai... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Macedonia , Greece , Syria , Asia , Berea .

2 Kings 5
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2 Kings • Chapter 5 (27 verses)

Now Naaman , captain of the host of the king of Syria , was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria : he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away... Mentions: Naaman , Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Syria, Samaria , Jordan , Abana , Pharpar .

Interactive 3D Assyrian Monument • 2 Kings 9–10

Four-sided black limestone monument erected at Nimrud (biblical Calah ) in 825 BC by King Shalmaneser III of Assyria . Its second register preserves the earliest surviving visual depiction of a biblical figure: King Jehu of Israel ('Jehu, son of Omri') bowing to present tribute in 841 BC.

1 Kings 20
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1 Kings • Chapter 20 (43 verses)

And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria , and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Syria , Samaria , Aphek 2 , Damascus .

Isaiah 17
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Isaiah • Chapter 17 (14 verses)

The burden of Damascus . Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim , and the kingdom... Mentions: Ephraim , Jacob/Israel , Damascus, Aroer 1 , Syria , Rephaim .

Isaiah 7
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Isaiah • Chapter 7 (25 verses)

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham , the son of Uzziah , king of Judah , that Rezin the king of Syria , and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel , went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. And it was told the house of Dav... Mentions: Ahaz , Jotham , Azariah (or Uzziah), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Syria , Jerusalem , Ephraim , Damascus , Samaria .

Isaiah 8
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Isaiah • Chapter 8 (22 verses)

Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz. And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, a... Mentions: Zechariah , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Damascus , Samaria , Assyria , Shiloah , Jerusalem .

Interactive 3D Assyrian Palace Relief • Nahum 2:11–13 & Ezra 4:10

Masterpiece of Neo-Assyrian sculpted gypsum wall relief from the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal (biblical Asenappar, Ezra 4:10 ) at Nineveh , vividly illustrating the royal lion imagery invoked by the prophet Nahum against Nineveh ('Where is the dwelling of the lions?', Nahum 2:11–13 ).

Isaiah 20
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Isaiah • Chapter 20 (6 verses)

In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod , (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod , and took it; At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And ... Mentions: Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Ashdod, Assyria , Egypt , Ethiopia .

Acts 21
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Acts • Chapter 21 (40 verses)

And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes , and from thence unto Patara : And finding a ship sailing over unto Phoenicia , we went aboard, and set forth. Now when we had dis... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Jacob/Israel , Rhodes , Patara , Phoenicia , Cyprus , Syria .

2 Chronicles 16
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 16 (14 verses)

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah , and built Ramah , to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah . Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of t... Mentions: Asa, Jacob/Israel , Judah, Dan , Abel , Ramah 1 , Syria , Damascus , Ijon .

1 Kings 19
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1 Kings • Chapter 19 (21 verses)

And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Abel , Baal , Horeb , Damascus , Syria .

2 Kings 6
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2 Kings • Chapter 6 (33 verses)

And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan , and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. And one said, ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Jordan , Syria , Dothan , Samaria .

Interactive 3D Cuneiform Prism • 2 Kings 18–19 & Isaiah 36–37

Six-sided baked clay prism discovered at Nineveh inscribed with the annals of Assyrian King Sennacherib's 701 BC campaign against Judah , famously declaring that he shut up ' Hezekiah the Judahite within Jerusalem , his royal city, like a bird in a cage'—without claiming to capture the city ( 2 Kings 19:32–36 ).

1 Esdras 6
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1 Esdras • Chapter 6 (34 verses)

Now in the second year of the reign of Darius, Aggaeus and Zacharius the son of Addo, the prophets, prophesied to the Jews in Jewry and Jerusalem ; in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel , prophesied they to them. Then stood up Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Jesus the so... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem , Syria , Phoenicia , Babylon , Babylonia .

Acts 15
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Acts • Chapter 15 (41 verses)

And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses , ye cannot be saved. When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certa... Mentions: Moses , Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Simon , David , Jerusalem , Phoenicia , Samaria , Antioch 1 , Syria .

Galatians 1
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Galatians • Chapter 1 (24 verses)

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ , and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia : Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, James ( Jacob ), Galatia , Jerusalem , Arabia , Damascus , Syria .

Hosea 8
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Hosea • Chapter 8 (14 verses)

Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue hi... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Ephraim , Judah , Samaria , Assyria , Egypt .

2 Samuel 15
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2 Samuel • Chapter 15 (37 verses)

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom cal... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Hebron , David , Zadok , Ahimaaz , Geshur , Syria , Jerusalem , Giloh .

2 Kings 16
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2 Kings • Chapter 16 (20 verses)

In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem , and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his fa... Mentions: Ahaz, Jotham , Judah , David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Syria , Elath , Assyria , Damascus .

Luke 2
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Luke • Chapter 2 (52 verses)

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria .) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. Mentions: Joseph , David , Mary , Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Syria , Galilee , Nazareth , Bethlehem 1 , Jerusalem .

Judges 10
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Judges • Chapter 10 (18 verses)

And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar ; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim . And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir . And after him arose Jair , a Gileadite, and judged I... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Issachar , Ephraim , Jair , Moab , Shamir 2, Gilead , Syria .

Zechariah 10
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Zechariah • Chapter 10 (12 verses)

Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: ther... Mentions: Judah , Joseph , Ephraim , Egypt , Assyria , Gilead , Lebanon .

1 Chronicles 5
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 5 (26 verses)

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel , (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel : and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. For Judah prevailed above hi... Mentions: Reuben , Jacob/Israel, Joseph , Judah , Hezron , Gog , Baal , Assyria , Bela .

1 Chronicles 19
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 19 (19 verses)

Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning h... Mentions: Ammon , David, Maacah , Jacob/Israel , Jericho , Mesopotamia , Syria , Zobah .

Matthew 4
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Matthew • Chapter 4 (25 verses)

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , James ( Jacob ), Galilee , Nazareth , Capernaum , Jordan , Syria .

Isaiah
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Old Testament • 66 Chapters

Isaiah (Old Testament, 66 chapters). Key figures: Jeshaiah (Isaiah), Judah , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah . Key places: Jerusalem , Zion , Sodom , Gomorrah , Lebanon , Bashan . Opens with: "The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings o..."

1 Kings 22
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1 Kings • Chapter 22 (53 verses)

And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel . And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel . And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Jehoshaphat , Judah , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Amon , Syria , Ramoth 3 , Gilead , Samaria , Jerusalem .

2 Esdras 16
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2 Esdras • Chapter 16 (78 verses)

Woe to you, Babylon , and Asia ! woe to you, Egypt , and Syria ! Gird up yourselves with sackcloth and garments of hair, and bewail your children, and lament; for your destruction is at hand. A sword is sent upon you, and who is he that may turn it back? Mentions: Babylon , Asia , Egypt , Syria .

1 Kings 15
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1 Kings • Chapter 15 (34 verses)

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah . Three years reigned he in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was ... Mentions: Judah , David , Rehoboam , Asa , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Kidron , Ramah 1 , Syria , Damascus .

Hosea 12
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Hosea • Chapter 12 (14 verses)

Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt . The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah , and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according ... Mentions: Ephraim , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Gilead , Gilgal 1 , Syria .

Scripture Passages (24)

At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria , and drave the Jews from Elath : and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah , David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah , David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

Then David put garrisons in Syria –damascus; and the Syrians became David 's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth –gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram .

Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus : and the Syrians became servants to David , and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan –aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben–hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.

But the Syrians fled before Israel ; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth –gilead: and the Syrians smote Joram .

And he went through Syria and Cilicia , confirming the churches.

Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia ;

And the Syrians fled before Israel ; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

2 Kings 7:5 (KJV)
2 Kings 7 KJV

And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria , behold, there was no man there.

(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria .)

And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel .

And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia ; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz .

And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel , they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

Because Syria , Ephraim , and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

Now Naaman , captain of the host of the king of Syria , was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria : he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben–hadad his son reigned in his stead.

And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel , they gathered themselves together.

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