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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Jeremiah 49:34

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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Cir, am 3406, bc 598 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 Dan 8:2), all of which were subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, and afterwards restored and raised to dignity by Cyrus. Jer 25:25; Gen 10:22, Gen 14:1; Ezr 4:9; Isa 21:2; Eze 32:24, Eze 32:25; Dan 8:2; Act 2:9 Jeremiah 49:35
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