I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
What does Psalms 87:4 mean?
The church of Christ is more glorious and excellent than the nations of the earth. In the records of heaven, the meanest of those who are born again stand registered.
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Glossary
- Babylon Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
- Cush Place
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Country of burnt faces; the Greek word by which the Hebrew Cush is rendered. Modern identification: Meroe.
- Egypt Place
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The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.
- Jerusalem Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Philistia Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Tel Ashkelon.
- Tyre Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tyre.