Ezra 4:9
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9 [a]From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions—representatives of (A)the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the people of Persia and Erech and Babylon and [b]Shushan, the Dehavites, the Elamites,
Ezra 6:6
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6 (A)Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and your companions the Persians who are beyond the River, keep yourselves far from there.
Ezra 5:6
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6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai sent:
The governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, (A)and his companions, the Persians who were in the region beyond the River, to Darius the king.
2 Kings 17:24
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Assyria Resettles Samaria
24 (A)Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, (B)Ava, Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they took possession of Samaria and dwelt in its cities.
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2 Kings 17:30-31
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30 The men of (A)Babylon made Succoth Benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, 31 (B)and the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites (C)burned their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
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Acts 2:9
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9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and (A)Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
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Daniel 8:2
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2 I saw in the vision, and it so happened while I was looking, that I was in (A)Shushan,[a] the [b]citadel, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision that I was by the River Ulai.
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- Daniel 8:2 Or Susa
- Daniel 8:2 Or fortified palace
Ezekiel 32:24
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24 “There is (A)Elam and all her multitude,
All around her grave,
All of them slain, fallen by the sword,
Who have (B)gone down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth,
(C)Who caused their terror in the land of the living;
Now they bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.
Jeremiah 49:34
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Judgment on Elam
34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against (A)Elam, in the (B)beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
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Jeremiah 25:25
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25 all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of (A)Elam, and all the kings of the (B)Medes;
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Isaiah 21:2
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2 A distressing vision is declared to me;
(A)The treacherous dealer deals treacherously,
And the plunderer plunders.
(B)Go up, O Elam!
Besiege, O Media!
All its sighing I have made to cease.
Esther 2:3
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3 and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to [a]Shushan the [b]citadel, into the women’s quarters, under the custody of [c]Hegai the king’s eunuch, custodian of the women. And let beauty preparations be given them.
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- Esther 2:3 Or Susa
- Esther 2:3 palace
- Esther 2:3 Heb. Hege
Esther 1:2
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2 in those days when King Ahasuerus (A)sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in (B)Shushan[a] the [b]citadel,
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- Esther 1:2 Or Susa
- Esther 1:2 Or fortified palace, and so elsewhere in the book
Genesis 10:22
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22 The (A)sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, (B)Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
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