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Arabia

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Named at Galatians 1:17, where the writer (“I”) says, “nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.” At 4:24–25, after “These things contain an allegory”, the letter says, “For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now”.

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EZK 27:12–25, engwebp
¹²“‘“Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches. They traded for your wares with silver, iron, tin, and lead.
¹³“‘“Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They traded the persons of men and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.
¹⁴“‘“They of the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, war horses, and mules.
¹⁵“‘“The men of Dedan traded with you. Many islands were the market of your hand. They brought you horns of ivory and ebony in exchange.
¹⁶“‘“Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks. They traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies.
¹⁷“‘“Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded wheat of Minnith, confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.
¹⁸“‘“Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
¹⁹“‘“Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were among your merchandise.
²⁰“‘“Dedan was your merchant in precious saddle blankets for riding.
²¹“‘“Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favorite dealers in lambs, rams, and goats. In these, they were your merchants.
²²“‘“The traders of Sheba and Raamah were your traders. They traded for your wares with the best of all spices, all precious stones, and gold.
²³“‘“Haran, Canneh, Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traders.
²⁴These were your traders in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in cedar chests of rich clothing bound with cords, among your merchandise.
²⁵“‘“The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise. You were replenished and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.
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GAL 1:11–17, engwebp
¹¹But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.
¹²For I didn’t receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
¹³For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it.
¹⁴I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
¹⁵But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace,
¹⁶to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,
¹⁷nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.
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GAL 4:21–31, engwebp
²¹Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, don’t you listen to the law?
²²For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant, and one by the free woman.
²³However, the son by the servant was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.
²⁴These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.
²⁵For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.
²⁶But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
²⁷For it is written, “Rejoice, you barren who don’t bear. Break out and shout, you who don’t travail. For the desolate women have more children than her who has a husband.”
²⁸Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.
²⁹But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.
³⁰However, what does the Scripture say? “Throw out the servant and her son, for the son of the servant will not inherit with the son of the free woman.”
³¹So then, brothers, we are not children of a servant, but of the free woman.
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JER 25:15–29, engwebp
¹⁵For the LORD, the God of Israel, says to me: “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand, and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it.
¹⁶They will drink, and reel back and forth, and be insane, because of the sword that I will send among them.”
¹⁷Then I took the cup at the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom the LORD had sent me:
¹⁸Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, with its kings and its princes, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is today;
¹⁹Pharaoh king of Egypt, with his servants, his princes, and all his people;
²⁰and all the mixed people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the Philistines, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
²¹Edom, Moab, and the children of Ammon;
²²and all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;
²³Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who have the corners of their beard cut off;
²⁴and all the kings of Arabia, all the kings of the mixed people who dwell in the wilderness;
²⁵and all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
²⁶and all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world, which are on the surface of the earth. The king of Sheshach will drink after them.
²⁷“You shall tell them, ‘The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel says: “Drink, and be drunk, vomit, fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.”’
²⁸It shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at your hand to drink, then you shall tell them, ‘The LORD of Armies says: “You shall surely drink.
²⁹For, behold, I begin to work evil at the city which is called by my name; and should you be utterly unpunished? You will not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth, says the LORD of Armies.”’
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Jeremiah 25:24 Open that verse

and all the kings of Arabia, all the kings of the mixed people who dwell in the wilderness;

Ezekiel 27:21 Open that verse

“‘“Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favorite dealers in lambs, rams, and goats. In these, they were your merchants.

Galatians 1:17 Open that verse

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.

Galatians 4:25 Open that verse

For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.

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Entry: Arabia (place-arabia)
Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/place/arabia
Current wording: Named at Galatians 1:17, where the writer (“I”) says, “nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.” At 4:24–25, after “These things contain an allegory”, the letter says, “For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now”.
Cited evidence: EZK 27:12–25, engwebp / GAL 1:11–17, engwebp / GAL 4:21–31, engwebp / JER 25:15–29, engwebp
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