Lux Domini
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?

Key themes

Justice and mercyHolinessJudgmentRemnant

Glossary

Arpad Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Rifat.

City People

The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).

Hamath Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Hama.

Hena Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Anah.

Ivvah Place

Overturning, a city of the Assyrians, whence colonists were brought to Samaria ( 2 Kings 18:34 ; 19:13 ). It lay on the Euphrates, between Sepharvaim and Henah, and is supposed by some to have been the Ahava of Ezra (8:15). Modern identification: Kafr Aya.

Sepharvaim Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: between Damascus and Hamath.