Syria
- Aleppo → Beroea → Aleppo
- Emesa → Homs
- Hamath → Hama
- Laodicea → Latakia
- Palmyra → Tadmor
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Famous quotes containing the word syria:
“...that he may learn that there is a prophet in Israel.”
—Bible: Hebrew, 2 Kings 5:8.
Elijah to the king of Israel who has received a letter from the king of Syria looking for someone to cure his commander of leprosy.