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1Ki 9:17-19 |
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Tadmor
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"Tadmor, the Palmyra of the Greeks, as we learn from Josephus, a celebrated city of Syria, situated in an oasis, or fertile spot of land, surrounded on all sides by a vast sandy desert, like an island in the midst of the ocean; according to Pliny, 337 miles from Seleucia and Tigrim, 203 from the nearest part of the Mediterranean, and 176 from Damascus; according to Josephus, one day's journey west of the Euphrates, and six from Babylon; and according to Ptolemy, in lat. 34 degrees north, or that of Tripoli, and about 4 degrees more easterly; and it is described by Mr. Wood as ""situated under a barren ridge of hills to the west, and open on the other sides to the desert:"" ""about six days' journey from Aleppo, and as much from Damascus, and about twenty leagues west of the Euphrates."" Palmyra attained the height of its splendour when the royal city of Zenobia was conquered by the emperor Aurelian; became a Roman colony after the victories of Trajan; and was probably reduced to its present miserable state in the " |
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1Ki 9:17 |
And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether, |
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1Ki 9:18 |
And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land, |
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1Ki 9:19 |
And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "2 Chronicles 8:4," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/2Ch/8/4.html>.
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