Atlas Biblica

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    Arpad

    אַרְפַּד

    Arpad was a city in northern Syria conquered by the Assyrians.

    Where the story of Arpad happensWhere the gazetteer locates Arpad, framed to them: Arpad. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Arpad
    Where the gazetteer locates Arpad
    verses
    6
    first named
    2 Kings 18:34
    last named
    Jeremiah 49:23
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    36.47°N · 37.09°E
    settlement36.47°N · 37.09°E

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    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Arpad in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Arpad was an ancient city located in northern Syria, near the modern city of Aleppo. It is mentioned in the Bible as one of the cities conquered by the Assyrian Empire (2Ki.18.34, 19:13; Isaiah 10:9, 36:19, 37:13; Jeremiah 49:23). The Assyrian kings Tiglath-pileser III and Sargon II both record capturing Arpad in their inscriptions. Arpad's fall was used as an example to threaten Judah and other nations, showing the power of Assyria and the inability of the gods of the conquered peoples to save them. The Bible does not provide any details about Arpad's history, culture, or religious practices apart from its subjugation by Assyria.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 6, across 3 books.

    1. 2 Kings2 verses

      18:3419:13

    2. Isaiah3 verses

      10:936:1937:13

    3. Jeremiah1 verse

      49:23

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