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Tarshish Scripture - Isaiah 23:1

The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them....

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Succoth Scripture - Exodus 13:20

And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness....

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Sychar in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

John 4:5. Shechem or Nablus (Jerome Quaest. Genesis 48:22) corrupted into Sichem, Sychar. Some think it an intentional corruption, as if from sheker "falsehood," or shikor "drunkard" (Isaiah 28:1; Isaiah 28:7), due to Jewish bigotry against the Samaritans. It is objected that Jacob's well at the entrance into the valley is a mile and a half fr...

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Syria Scripture - Judges 10:6

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him....

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Syria Scripture - 2 Kings 16:7

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I [am] thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me....

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Tarshish in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

tar'-shish (tarshish): (1) Eponym of a Benjamite family (1 Ch 7:10); Rhamessai, A and Lucian, Tharseis (2) One of the "seven princes" at the court of Ahasuerus (Est 1:14 Massoretic Text). (3) The Hebrew name of a precious stone (Ezek 10:9 margin, English Versions of the Bible "beryl"; Ex 28:20; 39:13; Ezek 1:16; 28:13; Song 5:14; Dan 10:6). See...

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Tarshish Scripture - 2 Chronicles 20:37

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish....

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Succoth Scripture - Exodus 12:37

And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot [that were] men, beside children....

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Succoth Scripture - Numbers 33:5

And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth....

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Tarsus in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

tar'-sus (Tarsos, ethnic Tarseus) : 1. Situation 2. Foundation Legends 3. Tarsus under Oriental Power 4. Tarsus under Greek Sway 5. Tarsus in the Roman Empire 6. The University 7. The Tarsian Constitution 8. Paul of Tarsus 9. Later History LITERATURE 1. Situation: The chief city of Cilicia, the southeastern portion of Asia Minor. It lay on both b...

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