OLD TESTAMENT

Genesis 14:1

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In the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar; Arioch, king of Ellasar; Chedorlaomer, king of Elam; and Tidal, king of Goiim,

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Verse 1. Sennaar, or Babylon.—Pontus, Hebrew Ellasar, perhaps Thalassar, as Jonathan writes, not far from Eden.—Elamites, or Persians.—Nations in Galilee, east of the Jordan, whither the conquered kings directed their course. Josue 12:23 mentions the king of the nations (foreigners) at Galgal. Calmet.

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