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Jeremiah 49:34

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Elam: Elam, the Elymais of the Greeks and Romans, was properly a province of the Persian empire, between Media and Susiana; but sometimes the name Elam is used in a larger sense, including Susiana and other provinces (see Daniel 8:2), all of which were subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, and afterwards restored and raised to dignity by Cyrus. Jeremiah 25:25; Genesis 10:22, Genesis 14:1; Ezra 4:9; Isaiah 21:2; Ezekiel 32:24-25; Daniel 8:2; Acts 2:9

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