Acts 2:9
Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,
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8Why is it that we are hearing them, each in our own language in which we were born?
10Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya toward Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
Cross References
Genesis 10:22The sons of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 24:10The servant took ten of his master's camels and departed. He also took with him all kinds of gifts from his master. He departed and went to the region of Aram Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
Judges 3:8Therefore, the anger of Yahweh was set on fire against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim. The people of Israel served Cushan-Rishathaim for eight years.
1 Chronicles 19:6When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire Aramean chariots and horsemen from Naharaim, Maacah, and Zobah.
Isaiah 11:11On that day, the Lord will again extend his hand 1 to recover the remnant of his people who remain in Assyria, Egypt, 1 Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the islands of the sea. 1
Daniel 8:2I saw in the vision, as I was looking, that I was in the fortress of Susa in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
Matthew Henry on Acts 2:6-14
The Day of Pentecost. 5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans? 8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in… Read the whole commentary →