Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 27:23
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Ezekiel27:23
23 Haran and Canneh , and Eden , the merchants of Sheba , Ashur , and Chilmad were thy merchants.
Haran or Charran in Mesopotamia, where Abraham dwelt.
No where else mentioned, supposed to be the same with Calneh, Gen. 10.10. afterwards C[illegible: 2 letters]s[illegible: 1 letter]phon, a pleasant City on Tigris, some three miles from S[illegible: 1 letter]l[illegible: 2 letters]cia, 'twas built by the Parthians, whose King resided there in the Winter, because of the mildness of the Air.
A pleasant Countrey, part of Babylonia, the Chaldee Paraphr[illegible: 2 letters] calls it Hadiah, and leads us to Adiabene, which Trajan conquered in his expedition against Babylon.
Whether the same mentioned ver. 22. which see, or some other, is not certain, perhaps it may be Saba, whence Sabaeans.
Ashur, the name of the Father of the Nation, for Assyria.
A Countrey or part of Media, between Assyria and Parthia, most likely to be Gaala of Media.
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