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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
Tamar
, palms). The Palmyra of the Greeks and Romans. A city built by
Solomon
in
Syria
, toward the
Euphrates
, for the purpose of facilitating trade with the
east
. Its ruins are numerous and suggestive (
1 Kings 9:18
18
And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land, (1 Kings 9:18)
;
2 Chron. 8:4
4
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. (2 Chronicles 8:4)
).
Tadmor
, or Palmyra, reached the height of its splendor, wealth, and
power
under the celebrated Zenobia, “
Queen
of the East,” who made it the capital of her empire. It fell a prey to the victorious Romans. Among its notable ruins are
the Temple
of the
Sun
dedicated to
Baal
, a Street of Columns, of which 150 are still standing, and a series of magnificent tombs intended for both
burial
places and places of
worship
. The old name still exists in the form of Thadmor.
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
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Ruins of Tadmor
City built in the
wilderness
by
Solomon
(
2 Chron. 8:4
4
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. (2 Chronicles 8:4)
). Josephus (
Ant
. 8. 6, 1) says it was the same as that which the Greeks called PALMYRA, and that it was built so far away because there were springs there, but no water nearer in that direction. Palmyra was situated about midway between
Damascus
and
Tiphsah
or Thapsacus on the
Euphrates
. It is still called
Tadmur
, about 34° 40' N, 38° 15' E. In the
time
of the Romans it was a large and splendid city, of which there are columns still standing and remarkable ruins.
In
1 Kings 9:18
18
And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land, (1 Kings 9:18)
a city is called in the A. V. Tadmor; but the
Hebrew
text is
TAMAR
, as in the R. V. (Tadmor being the reading of the
Keri
). Though this was also built by Solomon in the wilderness, it is added “in the land,” whereas Tadmor was outside. The towns also mentioned in this
passage
are connected with the
south
of the land, so that it is doubtless a different place, and may be the same as Tamar in
Ezekiel 47:19
19
And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward. (Ezekiel 47:19)
and
Ezekiel 48:28
28
And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea. (Ezekiel 48:28)
.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
8412
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Tadmor
Phonic:
tad-more’
Meaning:
or Tammor (1 Kings 9:18) {tam-more'}; apparently from
8558
; palm-city; Tadmor, a place near Palestine
KJV Usage:
Tadmor
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
thou wilt scatter myrrh
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Palm―tree; palm-city:―a place near Palestine [TAMAR], 2 Chron. 8:4. {Palma}
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