Berothah or Berothai was a city in ancient Syria belonging to Hadadezer bar Rehob , king of Zobah in the early tenth century BCE. II Sam. viii. 8 It is identified by many scholars with the Berothah mentioned in Ezekiel xlvii. 16, which was between Hamath and Damascus . AncientNearEast stub Syria geo stub Syria hist stub Category Aramaean people Category History of Syria Category Hebrew Bible places ... more details
Aramaeans Zobah or Aram Zobah Hebrew or was the capital of an early Aramean state in southern Syria , at one time of considerable importance. In I Samuel xiv. 47, its king is supposed to have fought with Saul , but this has hitherto been unconfirmed. Its king, Hadadezer bar Rehob , allied with Ammon nation Ammon against David , who defeated Zobah and made the kingdom tributary to United Monarchy Israel II Samuel 10. . In this war, Arameans from across the Euphrates came to Hadadezer s aid II Sam. 16 5 . Upon the accession of Solomon , Zobah became independent of Israel compare I Kings xi. 23 et seq. . Berothai , a city belonging to Hadadezer II Sam. 8 8 is identified by many with Berothah Ezekiel xlvii. 16 , which was between Hamath and Damascus . Zobah was probably located near this city, though Joseph Hal vy claims to have identified Zobah with Chalcis, Syria Chalcis . On either view, the area in question would be found in the far south of Syria and parts of Lebanon. After the 10th century BCE , Zobah is not mentioned in the Bible , but the city of Subiti , which is mentioned in the annals of Assurbanipal as having been conquered by him in the seventh century BCE, is probably identical with it compare Schrader, K. B. ii. 217 . The same city is mentioned in some broken Cuneiform script cuneiform lists of towns in connection with Hamath and Damascus. From the 11th century it was common Rabbinic usage to apply the term Aram Zobah to the area of Aleppo , and this is perpetuated by Syrian Jews to this day.. See also Aleppo Codex References Schrader, K. B. ii. 121 et seq Franz Delitzsch Delitzsch , Wo Lag das Paradies? pp. 279 et seq. JewishEncyclopedia coord missing Syria Category Aramaean cities Category History of Syria Category Hebrew Bible places Category Former populated places in Syria AncientNearEast stub Syria hist stub he sh Zobah sv Aram Soba ... more details
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