- Elam:
- Elam, the Elymais of the Greeks and Romans, was properly a province of the Persian empire, between Media and Susiana; but sometimes the name Elam is used in a larger sense, including Susiana and other provinces (see "And I sawª° in a vision;ª and it came to pass,¹ when I saw,ª° that I¹ [was] at Shushanª [in] the palace,ª which¹ [is] in the provinceª of Elam;ª and I sawª° in a vision,ª and I¹ was¹ by¹ the riverª of Ulai.ª" {Dan 8:2}), all of which were subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, and afterwards restored and raised to dignity by Cyrus. "And all¹ the kingsª of Zimri,ª and all¹ the kingsª of Elam,ª and all¹ the kingsª of the Medes,ª" {Jer 25:25} + "The childrenª of Shem;ª Elam,ª and Asshur,ª and Arphaxad,ª and Lud,ª and Aram.ª" {Gen 10:22} + "And it came to pass¹ in the daysª of Amraphelª kingª of Shinar,ª Ariochª kingª of Ellasar,ª Chedorlaomerª kingª of Elam,ª and Tidalª kingª of nations;ª" {Gen 14:1} + "Thenª [wrote] Rehumª the chancellor,ªª and Shimshaiª the scribe,ª and the restª of their companions;ª the Dinaites,ª the Apharsathchites,ª the Tarpelites,ª the Apharsites,ª the Archevites,ª the Babylonians,ª the Susanchites,ª the Dehavites,ª [and] the Elamites,ª" {Ezr 4:9} + "A grievousª visionª is declaredª° unto me; the treacherous dealerª° dealeth treacherously,ª° and the spoilerª° spoileth.ª° Go up,ª° O Elam:ª besiege,ª° O Media;ª all¹ the sighingª thereof have I made to cease.ª°" {Isa 21:2} + "There¹ [is] Elamª and all¹ her multitudeª round aboutª her grave,ª all¹ of them slain,ª fallenª° by the sword,ª which¹ are gone downª° uncircumcisedª into¹ the nether partsª of the earth,ª which¹ causedª° their terrorª in the landª of the living;ª yet have they borneª° their shameª with¹ them that go downª° to the pit.ª ... They have setª° her a bedª in the midstª of the slainª with all¹ her multitude:ª her gravesª [are] round aboutª him: all¹ of them uncircumcised,ª slainª by the sword:ª though¹ their terrorª was causedª° in the landª of the living,ª yet have they borneª° their shameª with¹ them that go downª° to the pit:ª he is putª° in the midstª of [them that be] slain.ª" {Ezk 32:24-25} + "And I sawª° in a vision;ª and it came to pass,¹ when I saw,ª° that I¹ [was] at Shushanª [in] the palace,ª which¹ [is] in the provinceª of Elam;ª and I sawª° in a vision,ª and I¹ was¹ by¹ the riverª of Ulai.ª" {Dan 8:2} + "Parthians,ª andª Medes,ª andª Elamites,ª andª the¹ dwellersª° in Mesopotamia,ª andª in Judaea,ª andª Cappadocia,ª in Pontus,ª andª Asia,ª" {Act 2:9}
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