Originally included Mesopotamia  Ge 25:20; 28:5; De 26:5; Ac 7:2.
More properly the country around Damascus  2Sa 8:6.
Damascus the capital of  Isa 7:8.
Abana and Pharpar rivers of  2Ki 5:12.
Governed by kings  1Ki 22:31; 2Ki 5:1.
Inhabitants of
Called Syrians.  2Sa 10:11; 2Ki 5:20.
Called Syrians of Damascus.  2Sa 8:5.
An idolatrous people.  Jdj 10:6; 2Ki 5:18.
A warlike people.  1Ki 20:23,25.
A commercial people.  Eze 27:18.
Spoke the Syriack language.  2Ki 18:26; Ezr 4:7; Da 2:4.

Israel followed the idolatry of  Jdj 10:6.
David
Destroyed the army of, which assisted Hadadezer.  2Sa 8:5.
Garrisoned and made tributary.  2Sa 8:6.
Dedicated the spoils of.  2Sa 8:11,12.
Obtained renown by his victory over.  2Sa 8:13.
Sent Joab against the armies of, hired by the Ammonites.  2Sa 10:6-14.
Destroyed a second army of.  2Sa 10:15-19.

Asa sought aid of, against Israel  1Ki 15:18-20.
Elijah anointed Hazael king over, by divine direction  1Ki 19:15.
Benhadad king of, besieged Samaria  1Ki 20:1-12.
The Israelites
Under Ahab encouraged and assisted by God, overcame.  1Ki 20:13-20.
Forewarned of invasion by, at the return of the year.  1Ki 20:22-25.
Insignificant before.  1Ki 20:26,27.
Encouraged and assisted by God overcame a second time.  1Ki 20:28-30.
Craftily drawn into a league with.  1Ki 20:31-43.
At peace with, for three years.  1Ki 22:1.
Under Ahab sought to recover Ramoth-gilead from.  1Ki 22:3-29.
Defeated by, and Ahab slain.  1Ki 22:30-36.
Harassed by frequent incursions of.  2Ki 5:2; 6:23.
Heard the secrets of, from Elisha.  2Ki 6:8-12.

God smote with blindness those sent against Elisha by the king of  2Ki 6:14,18-20.
Besieged Samaria again  2Ki 6:24-29.
Army of, miraculously routed  2Ki 7:5,6.
Death of the king of, and the cruelty of his successor foretold by Elisha  2Ki 8:7,15.
Joram king of Israel in seeking to recover Ramothgilead from, severely wounded  2Ki 8:28,29; 9:15.
Israel delivered into the hands of, for the sins of Jehoahaz  2Ki 13:3,7,22.
A saviour raised up for Israel against  2Ki 13:5,23-25.
Elisha predicted to Joash his three victories over  2Ki 13:14-19.
Joined with Israel against Ahaz and besieged Jerusalem  2Ki 16:5; Isa 7:12.
Retook Elath and drove out the Jews  2Ki 16:6.
Subdued and its inhabitants taken captive by Assyria  2Ki 16:9.
Prophecies respecting
Destruction of Rezin king of.  Isa 7:8,16.
Ceasing to be a kingdom.  Isa 17:1-3.
Terror and dismay in, occasioned by its invasion.  Jer 49:23,24.
Destruction of its inhabitants.  Jer 49:26.
Plundering of Damascus.  Isa 8:4.
Burning of Damascus.  Jer 49:27; Am 1:4.
Its calamities, the punishments of its sins.  Am 1:3.
Its inhabitants to be captives.  Am 1:3.
Its history in connection with the Macedonia empire.  Da 11:6-45.

Subdued and governed by the Romans  Lu 2:2.
Gospel preached and many churches founded in  Ac 15:23,41.

Moses was commanded to make after a divine pattern  Ex 25:9; 26:30; Heb 8:5.
Made of the free-will offerings of the people  Ex 25:1-8; 35:4,5,21-29.
Divine wisdom given to Bezaleel to make  Ex 31:2-7; 35:30-35; 36:1.
Called the
Tabernacle of the Lord.  Jos 22:19; 1Ki 2:28; 1Ch 16:39.
Tabernacle of testimony or witness.  Ex 38:21; Nu 1:50; 17:7,8; 2Ch 24:6; Ac 7:44.
Tabernacle of the congregation.  Ex 27:21; 33:7; 40:26.
Tabernacle of Shiloh.  Ps 78:60.
Tabernacle of Joseph.  Ps 78:67.
Temple of the Lord.  1Sa 1:9; 3:3.
House of the Lord.  Jos 6:24; 1Sa 1:7,24.

Was a moveable tent suited to the unsettled condition of Israel  2Sa 7:6,7.
Designed for manifestation of God’s presence and for his worship  Ex 25:8; 29:42,43.
The boards of
Made of shittim wood.  Ex 26:15; 36:20.
Ten cubits high by one and a half broad.  Ex 26:16; 36:21.
Had each two tenons fitted into sockets of silver.  Ex 26:17,19; 36:22-24.
Twenty on south side.  Ex 26:18; 36:23.
Twenty on north side.  Ex 26:20; 36:25.
Six, and two corner boards for west side.  Ex 26:22-25; 36:27-30.
Supported by bars of shittim wood resting in rings of gold.  Ex 26:26-29; 36:31-33.
With the bars, covered with gold.  Ex 26:26-29; 36:34.

The door of, a curtain of blue and purple suspended by gold rings from five pillars of shittim wood  Ex 26:36,37; 36:37,38.
Coverings of
The first or inner, ten curtains of blue, purple, &c joined with loops and golden taches.  Ex 26:1-6; 36:8-13.
The second, eleven curtains of goats’ hair.  Ex 26:7-13; 36:14-18.
The third of rams’ skins dyed red.  Ex 26:14; 36:19.
The fourth or outward of badgers’ skins.  Ex 26:14; 36:19.

Divided by a vail of blue, purple, suspended from four pillars of shittim  Ex 26:31-33; 36:35,36; 40:21.
Divided into
The holy place.  Ex 26:33; Heb 9:2-6.
The most holy place.  Ex 26:34; Heb 9:3,7.

Had a court round about  Ex 40:8.
The table of show-bread, the golden candlestick, and the altar of incense were place in the holy place  Ex 26:35; 40:22,24,26; Heb 9:2.
The ark and mercy-seat put in the most holy place  Ex 26:33,34; 40:20,21; Heb 9:4.
Court of
One hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.  Ex 27:18.
Surrounded by curtains of fine line suspended from pillars in sockets of brass.  Ex 27:9-15; 38:9-16.
The gate of, a hanging of blue, purple, &c twenty cubits wide, suspended from four pillars, &c.  Ex 27:16; 38:18.
Contained the brazen altar and laver of brass.  Ex 40:29,30.
All the pillars of, filleted with silver, &c.  Ex 27:17; 38:17.
All the vessels of, made of brass.  Ex 27:19.

First reared, on the first day of the second year after the exodus  Ex 40:2,17.
Was set up
By Moses at Mount Sinai.  Ex 40:18,19; Nu 10:11,12.
At Gilgal.  Jos 5:10,11.
In Shiloh.  Jos 18:1; 19:51.
In Nob.  1Sa 21:1-6.
Finally at Gibeon.  1Ch 16:39; 21:29.

Anointed and consecrated with oil  Ex 40:9; Le 8:10; Nu 7:1.
Sprinkled and purified with blood  Heb 9:21.
Sanctified by the glory of the Lord  Ex 29:43; 40:34; Nu 9:15.
The Lord appeared in, over the mercy-seat  Ex 25:22; Le 16:2; Nu 7:89.
The cloud of glory rested on, by night and day during its abode in the wilderness  Ex 40:38; Nu 9:15,16.
The journeys of Israel regulated by the cloud on  Ex 40:36,37.
The priests
Alone could enter.  Nu 18:3,5.
Performed all services in.  Nu 3:10; 18:1,2; Heb 9:6.
Were the ministers of.  Heb 8:2.

The Levites
Appointed over, and had charge of.  Nu 1:50; 8:24; 18:2-4.
Did the inferior service of.  Nu 3:6-8.
Took down, and put up.  Nu 1:51.
Carried.  Nu 4:15,25,31.
Pitched their tents around.  Nu 1:53; 3:23,29,35.

Free-will offerings made at the first rearing of  Nu 7:1-9.
Free-will offerings made at the dedication of the altar of  Nu 7:10-87.
All offerings to be made at  Le 17:4; De 12:5,6,11,13,14.
Punishment for defiling  Le 15:31; Nu 19:13.
A permanent house substituted for, when the kingdom was established  2Sa 7:5-13.
Illustrative
Of Christ.  Isa 4:6; Joh 1:14; Heb 9:8,9,11.
Of the Church.  Ps 15:1; Isa 16:5; 54:2; Heb 8:2; Re 21:2,3.
Of the body.  2Co 5:1; 2Pe 1:13.
(The holy of holies,) of heaven.  Heb 6:19,20; 9:12,24; 10:19.
(The vail,) of Christ’s body.  Heb 10:20.
(The vail,) of the obscurity of the Mosaic age.  Heb 9:8,10; Ro 16:25,26; Re 11:19.

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