the eldest son of Shem, who settled in a country to which he gave
his name, Gen. x, 22. It is frequently mentioned in Scripture, as lying
to the south-east of Shinar. Susiana, in later times, seems to have been
a part of this country, Daniel viii, 2; and before the captivity the
Jews seem always to have intended Persia by the name of Elam. Stephanus
takes it to be a part of Assyria, but Pliny and Josephus, more properly,
of Persia, whose inhabitants, this latter tells us, sprung from the
Elamites.
his name, Gen. x, 22. It is frequently mentioned in Scripture, as lying
to the south-east of Shinar. Susiana, in later times, seems to have been
a part of this country, Daniel viii, 2; and before the captivity the
Jews seem always to have intended Persia by the name of Elam. Stephanus
takes it to be a part of Assyria, but Pliny and Josephus, more properly,
of Persia, whose inhabitants, this latter tells us, sprung from the
Elamites.