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|An ancient Near Eastern nation ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/17/1-2,4-5,8#1 2 Nephi 17:1, 2, 4–5, 8]) | |An ancient Near Eastern nation ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/17/1-2,4-5,8#1 2 Nephi 17:1, 2, 4–5, 8]) | ||
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'''Etymology''' | |||
'''SYRIA''' (comprising roughly the western half of present-day S<small>YRIA</small>) is the name of an ancient Near Eastern nation mentioned five times in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the Book of Mormon. ("S<small>YRIA</small>" is generally the KJV equivalent of the Hebrew ''aram''). This name is not to be confused with [[ASSYRIA|A<small>SSYRIA</small>]], which appears 8 times in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] sections of 2 Nephi in the Book of Mormon, whosee heartland was in the northern and eastern areas of Mesopotamia. | '''SYRIA''' (comprising roughly the western half of present-day S<small>YRIA</small>) is the name of an ancient Near Eastern nation mentioned five times in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the Book of Mormon. ("S<small>YRIA</small>" is generally the KJV equivalent of the Hebrew ''aram''). This name is not to be confused with [[ASSYRIA|A<small>SSYRIA</small>]], which appears 8 times in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] sections of 2 Nephi in the Book of Mormon, whosee heartland was in the northern and eastern areas of Mesopotamia. | ||
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[[Category:Names]][[Category:Biblical PN]] | [[Category:Names]][[Category:Biblical PN]] | ||
Revision as of 12:35, 11 June 2012
| Biblical GN | 1. | An ancient Near Eastern nation (2 Nephi 17:1, 2, 4–5, 8) |
Etymology
SYRIA (comprising roughly the western half of present-day SYRIA) is the name of an ancient Near Eastern nation mentioned five times in the ISAIAH section of the Book of Mormon. ("SYRIA" is generally the KJV equivalent of the Hebrew aram). This name is not to be confused with ASSYRIA, which appears 8 times in the ISAIAH sections of 2 Nephi in the Book of Mormon, whosee heartland was in the northern and eastern areas of Mesopotamia.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet:
Notes
