Cross Reference EZEKIEL 27:18 DAMASCUS WAS THY MERCHANT IN THE MULTITUDE OF THE WARES OF THY MAKING FOR THE MULTITUDE OF ALL RICHES IN THE WINE OF HELBON AND WHITE WOOL

{Ezekiel 27:18} Damascus 1834 [was] thy merchant 5503 z8802 in the multitude 7230 of the wares of thy making, 4639 for the multitude 7230 x4480 of all x3605 riches; 1952 in the wine 3196 of Helbon, 2463 and white 6713 wool. 6785

Damascus:
"And Abramª said,ª ° Lordª GOD,ª what¹ wilt thou giveª ° me, seeing I¹ goª ° childless,ª and the stewardª ª of my houseª [is] thisª Eliezerª of Damascus?ª" {Gen 15:2} + "And he gatheredª ° men² ¹ unto¹ him, and became¹ captainª over a band,ª when Davidª slewª ° them [of Zobah]: and they went² °¹ to Damascus,ª and dweltª ° therein, and reignedª ° in Damascus.ª ... And he was¹ an adversaryª to Israelª all¹ the daysª of Solomon,ª beside¹ the mischiefª that¹ Hadadª [did]: and he abhorredª ° Israel,ª and reignedª ° over¹ Syria.ª" {1Kg 11:24-25} + "For¹ the headª of Syriaª [is] Damascus,ª and the headª of Damascusª [is] Rezin;ª and within¹ threescoreª and fiveª yearsª shall Ephraimª be broken,² °¹ that it be not a people.ª ¹" {Isa 7:8} + "And desiredª ° ofª himª lettersª toª Damascusª toª the¹ synagogues,ª thatª ifª he foundª ° anyª of this¹ way,ª whetherª they were² ° menª orª women,ª he might bring¹ them² ° boundª ° untoª Jerusalem.ª" {Act 9:2}

Helbon:
The Chalybon of the Greeks and Romans, now called by the natives Haleb, and by us Aleppo, said to have been so celebrated for its wine, that the Persian kings would drink no other. It was a celebrated city of Syria, situated about 90 miles from the Mediterranean by way of Antioch, and 100 from the Euphrates, in lat. 36 degrees 11 minutes 25 seconds north, long. 37 degrees 9 minutes east; and previous to its destruction by an earthquake in 1822, occupied, including its suburbs, eight small hills, with the intermediate valleys, comprehending a circuit of about seven miles; and its inhabitants were variously estimated at from 100,000 to 258,000 souls.

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