And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed Gen 28:14.

Euphrates river Balikh river Haran

Aram Naharaim Pethor (Mesopotamia) = Padan Aram (the ploughing of Aram) Haleb / Allepo Habor river Emar Aram Hamath Nahr al Khabur (the great Amos 6:2) Tiphsah Only recorded battle of Solomon against Hamath-zobah The border of Kir 2Chron 8:4 Solomon’s Empire 1Kings 4:24 Resafa 6

the easiest access from the Mediteranean k into central Syria and the Beqa’a the entering in of Hamath northern limit Hamath (Hama) of described inheritance Num 34:8 Rehob was the limit of the spies the en terin Euphrates river Num 13:21 g of Hamath in After con ict at Hamath-Zobah Aram (Hamath) Zobah Palmyra Tadmor a trading later combined Hamath and Zobah Tadmor centre established by Solomon 1Kings 9:18; 2Chron8:4 Aram (Beth) Rehob Aram Zobah Zedad Chun Berothai 5 3 Beqa Plain of Aven Aram Maachah Aram Damascus 4 Damascus (Es Sham)

Aram Geshur Abel beth Maachah Agrob, Trachonitis independant governate during reign of David Tob AshterothAram Ish-Tob Syria (North) Edrei k

wadi Zarqa Jabbok

Philistines (West) Metheg Ammah Jerusalem k Rabbah Gath Amman 1 k Ammon (East) wadi Mujib= Arnon Kir Dead Sea Moab (East) Beersheba 2 “the land of Valley of Salt wadi Hasa = Zered the Philistines” David gets a name returning from smiting Syrians (unexpected sucsesses) sending Joab, the captain of the army back to engage with Abashai Punon Teman 7 in conquering Edom 1Chron 18:12 Joab killing 12,000 of the 18,000 Ps 60:1 Joab the commander of the army is sent back at a critical time Petra? Strong city k Abraham k leaving David with less troops, and without strategic aids see Ps 60 Title Picture of Christ at Passover: Shoshan-eduth, the witness of the lilles Amalek (South) Edom (South) blossom, ressurrection in time of wheat Song 7:2