Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
Medes
Mesopotamia
Cappadocia
Pontus
Bible References
Medes
2 Kings 17:6
In the ninth year to Hoshea the king of Assur took Shomeron, and he will carry Israel into exile to Assur, and set them in Halah and in Habor, the river of Gozan, and the cities of the Medes.
Ezra 6:2
And there was found in Achmetha in the fortress that in the Median province, one roll, and thus a record was written in its midst
Daniel 8:20
The ram which thou sawest possessing horns, the kings of Media and Persia.
Mesopotamia
Acts 7:2
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye: The God of glory was sent to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
Genesis 24:10
And the servant shall take ten camels from the camels of his lord, and will go, and all the goods of his lord in his hand; and he will rise and go to Syria of the rivers to the city of Nahor.
Deuteronomy 23:4
For the word that they met you not with bread and with water in the way in your coming out of Egypt, and who hired against thee Balaam, son of Beor of Pethor, of Arum of the two rivers, to curse thee.
Judges 3:8
And the wrath of Jehovah will kindle against Israel, and he will sell them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram-Naharim: and the sons of Israel will serve Cushan-Rishathaim eight years.
1 Chronicles 19:6
And the sons of Ammon will see that they were loathsome with David, and Hanun will send, and the sons of Ammon, a thousand talents of silver to hire to them from Aram of the rivers and from Aram-Maachah, and from Zobah, chariots and horsemen.
Cappadocia
1 Peter 1:1
Peter, sent of Jesus Christ, to the chosen strangers of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Pontus
Acts 18:2
And having found a certain Jew by name Aquila, a Pontian by birth, having recently come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife; (for Claudius had ordered all Jews to be separated from Rome:) came to them.
1 Peter 1:1
Peter, sent of Jesus Christ, to the chosen strangers of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Asia
Acts 6:9
And certain of them arose from the synagogue, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrian, and of them from Cilicia and Asia, seeking out with Stephen.
Acts 16:6
And having passed through Phrygia and the Galatian country, hindered by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia,
Acts 19:10
And this was for two years: so that all dwelling in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Acts 20:16
For Paul determined to sail to Ephesus, as it might not be to him to spend the time in Asia: for he hastened, if it were possible to him, to be in Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
2 Timothy 1:15
Thou knowest this, that all they dwelling in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
Revelation 1:4
John to the seven churches which in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from him who being, and who was, and who coming; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne