Armenia in Comments -- Author: (Treasury) R. A. Torrey (Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge) 1880
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Genesis
tGen 2:10a river: Psa 46:4; Rev 22:1
Eden: Eden denotes pleasure or delight; but was certainly the name of a place, and was, most probably, situated in Armenia, near the sources of the great rivers Euphrates, Tigris, Phasis, and Araxes. Genesis 2:11
Genesis
tGen 8:4the ark: Gen 7:17-19
seventh month: That is, of the year, not of the deluge.
Ararat: Ararat is generally understood to be Armenia, as it is rendered elsewhere, in which there is a great chain of mountains, like the Alps or the Pyrenees, upon the highest part of which, called by some, "The Finger Mountain," the ark is supposed to have rested. Kg2 19:37; Isa 37:38; Jer 51:27 Genesis 8:5
Genesis
tGen 9:27enlarge: or, persuade
Japheth: Japheth denotes enlargement, and how wonderfully have his boundaries been enlarged; for not only Europe, but Asia Minor, part of Armenia, Iberia, the whole of the vast regions of Asia north of Taurus, and probably America, fell to the share of his posterity.
he shall dwell: These words may mean either that God or that Japheth shall dwell in the tents of Shem. In either sense the prophecy has been literally fulfilled.
dwell: Isa 11:10; Hos 2:14; Mal 1:11; Act 17:14; Rom 11:12, Rom 15:12; Eph 2:13, Eph 2:14, Eph 2:19, Eph 3:6, Eph 3:13; Heb 11:9, Heb 11:10 Genesis 9:29
4 Kings (2 Kings)
t4Kings 19:37Nisroch: Kg2 19:10, Kg2 18:5, Kg2 18:30; Deu 32:31; Ch2 32:14, Ch2 32:19; Isa 37:37, Isa 37:38
his sons smote: Kg2 19:7; Ch2 32:21
the land: Armenia or Ararat is a province of Asia, comprising the modern Turcomania and part of Persia; having Georgia on the north, Curdistan, or the ancient Assyria on the south, and Asia Minor, now Natolia, on the west.
Armenia: Heb. Ararat, Gen 8:4; Jer 51:27
Esarhaddon: Ezr 4:2 Next: 4 Kings (2 Kings) Chapter 20
2 Chronicles
t2Chron 3:6garnished: Heb. covered
precious: Ch1 29:2, Ch1 29:8; Isa 54:11, Isa 54:12; Rev 21:18-21
Parvaim: Parvaim is supposed by Calmet to be the same as Sepharvaim in Armenia or Media; Bochart is of opinion that it is Taprobanes, now the island of Ceylon, which he drives from taph, a border, and Parvan, i.e., "the coast of Parvan;" but the late Editor of Calmet thinks it the same as the Parvatoi mountains of Ptolemy, at the head of the Indus. 2 Chronicles 3:7
2 Chronicles
t2Chron 8:18Kg1 9:27, Kg1 9:28, Kg1 10:22, Hiram
Huram: Ch2 9:10, Ch2 9:13
Ophir: Conjectures respecting the situation of Ophir are endless. Grotius conjectures it to be a part of Arabia called Aphar by Arrian; while Bochart and others have placed it in the island of Ceylon. Calmet supposes it to have been situated in Armenia; but his late editor places it at the head of the Indus. Josephus says that Ophir is the Indies, called the Gold country; by which he is supposed to mean Chersonesus Aurea, now Malacca, opposite Sumatra; and Lev. Poivre observes that the inhabitants of these places call their gold mines ophirs.
took thence: Ecc 2:8 Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 9
2 Chronicles
t2Chron 26:15cunning men: Ch2 2:7, Ch2 2:14; Exo 31:4
to shoot arrows: These engines, it is probable, bore some resemblance to the baliste and catapulte of the Romans, which were employed for throwing stones and arrows, and were in reality the mortars and carcasses of antiquity. With respect to the towers which Uzziah built in the wilderness (Ch2 26:10), Mr. Harmer appears to have given a truer view of the subject than commentators in general have done, who suppose that they were conveniences made only for sheltering the shepherds from bad weather, or to defend them from incursions of enemies; for they might rather be designed to keep the nations that pastured there in awe, and also to induce them quietly to pay the tribute to which the Ch2 26:8 seems to refer. William of Tyre describes a country not far from the Euphrates as inhabited by Syrian and Armenian Christians, who fed great flocks and herds there, but were kept in subjection to the Turks, in consequence of their living among them in strong places.
spread far: Heb. went forth, Mat 4:24 2 Chronicles 26:16
Esther
tEsther 6:8Let the royal: etc. Heb. Let them bring the royal apparel, wherewith the king clotheth himself. Sa1 18:4; Luk 15:22
the horse: Herodotus relates, that the kings of Persia had horses peculiar to themselves, which were brought from Armenia, and were remarkable for their beauty; and if the same law prevailed in Persia as in Judea, no man, under the penalty of death, might ride on the king's horse, any more than sit on his throne, wear his crown, or hold his sceptre. Kg1 1:33 Esther 6:9
Esther
tEsther 10:2all the acts: Kg1 11:41, Kg1 22:39
advanced him: Heb. made him great, Est 8:15, Est 9:4; Psa 18:35; Dan 2:48
in the book: Est 2:23, Est 6:1; Kg1 14:19
Media: Media, which comprehended the modern Azerbijan and part of Irak, was a celebrated country of Asia, bounded on the north by the Caspian Sea and Armenia, west by Assyria, south by Susiana and Persia, and east by Hyrcania and Parthia, extending from 30 degrees to 37 degrees n lat. and 45 degrees to 53 degrees e long.
Persia: Persia Proper, now Fars, was but a small province, being bounded on the north by Media, west by Susiana, south by the Persian Gulf, and east by Caramania, extending from 27 degrees to 33 degrees n lat. and 50 degrees to 55 degrees e long. But the Persian empire in its ancient state extended from the Hellespont to the Indus, above 2,800 miles, and from Pontus to the shores of Arabia, above 2,000 miles; comprehending a multitude of various nations. Esther 10:3
Isaiah
tIs 36:4Thus saith: Isa 10:8-14, Isa 37:11-15; Pro 16:18; Ezek. 31:3-18; Dan 4:30; Act 12:22, Act 12:23; Jde 1:16
Assyria: Assyria proper, now Kourdistan, was bounded by Armenia on the north, Media and Persia on the east, Babylonia on the south, and the Tigris, which divides it from Mesopotamia, on the west, between 33 degrees and 38 degrees n lat. and 42 degrees and 46 degrees e long. But the Assyrian empire, the bounds of which were different at different times, in its most flourishing state, according to the descriptions of the Greek and Roman writers, comprehended all the countries and nations between the Mediterranean on the west, and the Indus on the east, and between the deserts of Scythia on the north, and the Indian ocean on the south.
What: Kg2 18:5, 19-37, Kg2 19:10; Ch2 32:7-10,Ch2 32:14-16; Psa 42:3, Psa 42:10, Psa 71:10,Psa 71:11 Isaiah 36:5 Isaiah
tIs 36:19Hamath: Num 34:8; Sa2 8:9
Arphad: The variation of Arphad and Arpad exists only in the translation; the original being uniformly ארפד [Strong's H774]. Isa 10:9; Jer 49:23, Arpad
Sepharvaim: Calmet is of opinion that Sepharvaim was the capital of the Saspires, who, according to Herodotus, were the only people that inhabited between the Colchians and Medes; and probably the Sarapases, whom Strabo places in Armenia. Hiller considers the name as denoting Sephar of the Parvaim, i.e., Mount Sephar adjacent to the regions of Arabia called Parvaim. But it is more probable, as Wells and others suppose, that Sepharvaim is the Σιπφαρα, Sipphara, of Ptolemy, the Σιππαρηνων πολις, the city of the Sippareni, mentioned by Abydenus, and probably the Hipparenum of Pliny, a city of Mesopotamia, situated upon the Euphrates, near where it is divided into two arms, by one of which, it is probable, it was divided into two parts. Kg2 17:24
and have: Isa 10:10,Isa 10:11; Kg2 17:5-7, Kg2 18:10-12 Isaiah 36:20
Jeremiah
tJer 50:9I will raise: Jer 50:3, Jer 50:21, Jer 50:26, Jer 50:41, Jer 50:42, Jer 15:14, Jer 51:1-4, Jer 51:11, Jer 51:27, Jer 51:28; Ezr 1:1, Ezr 1:2; Isa 13:2-5, Isa 13:17; Isa 21:2, Isa 41:25, Isa 45:1-4
an assembly: The army of Cyrus was composed of Medes, Persians, Armenians, Caducians, Sace, etc.; all of which, arranged under the Medes, came from the north.
they shall: Jer 50:14, Jer 50:29
expert man: or, destroyer
none: Sa2 1:22; Isa 13:18 Jeremiah 50:10
Jeremiah
tJer 51:27ye up: Jer 51:12, Jer 6:1, Jer 50:2, Jer 50:41; Isa 13:2-5, Isa 18:3; Amo 3:6; Zac 14:2
prepare: Jer 25:14
Ararat: Bochart reasonably concludes Ararat and Minni to be the greater and lesser Armenia; and Ashchenaz he thinks formed part of Phrygia near the Hellespont, part of that country being called Ascania by Homer. Cyrus had conquered Armenia, defeated Croesus king of Lydia (bc 548), and subdued several nations from the Egean sea to the Euphrates, before he marched against Babylon; and Xenophon also informs us that there were not only Armenians, but both Phrygians and Cappadocians in the army of Cyrus. Gen 8:4
Ashchenaz: Gen 10:3, Ashkenaz, Ch1 1:6
cause: Jer 51:14, Jer 46:23, Jer 50:41, Jer 50:42; Jdg 6:5; Joe 2:2, Joe 2:3; Nah 3:15-17; Rev 9:7-11; After Cyrus had been the instrument in the hands of God of taking Babylon, he marched against Tomyris, queen of the Massagete, a Scythian nation, and was totally defeated (bc 530). The victorious queen, who had lost her son in a previous battle, was so incensed against Cyrus, that she cut off his head, and threw it into a vessel filled with human blood, exclaiming, "Sattia te sanguine, quem sitisti. Jeremiah 51:28
Ezekiel
tEzek 32:26Meshech: Supposed to be the Moschi, a people between Iberia and Armenia, from whom, probably the Muscovites are descended. Eze 27:13, Eze 38:2, Eze 38:3, Eze 39:1; Gen 10:2, Gen 10:12; Ch1 1:5
Tubal: Probably the Tibarenians, a people of Pontus, west of the Moschians.
all of: Eze 32:19, Eze 32:20,Eze 32:24
caused: Eze 32:23, Eze 32:27, Eze 32:32 Ezekiel 32:27 Ezekiel
tEzek 32:30the princes: The kings of Media, Armenia, and other nations north of Chaldea, or of the Syrians and others north of Judah, with "all the Zidonians," kings of Zidon, Tyre, and other cities of Phoenicia. Eze 38:6, Eze 38:15, Eze 39:2, Jer 25:22
and bear: Eze 32:24, Eze 32:25 Ezekiel 32:31