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Arphaxad

ARPHAXAD A son of Shem, two years after the flood, Gen 10:22 ; 11:10. Seven generations followed him before Abraham, while he lived till after the settlement of Abraham in the land of promise and the rescue of Lot from the four kings. He died A. M. 2096, aged four hundred and thirty-eight. Fuente: American … Continue reading “Arphaxad”

Arphad

Arphad Arphad, or Arpad, a Syrian city, having its own king, and always associated in Scripture with Hamath, the Epiphania of the Greeks (2Ki 18:34; 2Ki 19:13; Isa 10:9; Isa 36:19). But all the explanations given respecting it are purely conjectural, and Arphad must still be numbered among unascertained Scriptural sites. Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical … Continue reading “Arphad”

Arpad, Arphad

Arpad, Arphad arpad; arfad (, ‘arpadh, support): A city of Syria, captured frequently by the Assyrians, and finally subjugated by Tiglath-pileser III in 740 bc, after a siege of two years. It is now the ruin Tell Erfad, 13 miles Northwest of Aleppo. Arpad is one of the conquered cities mentioned by Rabshakeh, the officer … Continue reading “Arpad, Arphad”

Arpad

ARPAD A Syrian city, associated with Hamath, 2Ki 18:34 ; 19:1-37; Isa 10:9 ; 36:19 and with Damascus, Jer 49:23 . Its site is unknown. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Arpad (Isa 36:19; Isa 37:13) or Ar’phad (Heb. Arpad’, , perhaps a support; but see below; Sept. in 2 Kings , elsewhere , in … Continue reading “Arpad”

Arpachshad

Arpachshad ARPACHSHAD was, according to Gen 10:22, the third son of Shem, and, according to Gen 11:10, he was the second in the line of descent from Shem to Abraham. Gen 10:22 is an enumeration of peoples (or countries) descended from Shem, from which Babylonia or Chaida is absent in the present text. The latter … Continue reading “Arpachshad”

Arot And Marot

Arot And Marot are two angels who, according to the Koran, were sent by God to teach men not to commit murder, not to give unrighteous judgment, and not to drink wine. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature