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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 25:25 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 25:25 |
King James |
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Zimri--perhaps the Zabra mentioned by PTOLEMY between Mecca and Medina. Zimran also, as Dedan, was one of Abraham's sons by Keturah (Gen 25:2).
Elam--properly, west of Persia; but used for Persia in general. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Zimri - Probably a district between Arabia and Persia. "Elam" is put in Scripture for the whole of Persia. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Zimri - Those descended from Zimran, Abraham's son by Keturah, Gen 25:2. Elam - The Persians. The Medes - The Medes came from Madai the son of Japhet. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Zimri - Descendants of Abraham, by Keturah, Gen 25:2, Gen 25:6.
Elam - Called Elymais by the Greeks, was on the south frontier of Media, to the north of Susiana, not far from Babylon. |
2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.