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ELYMAIS

Formerly thought to be a city in Persia, greatly renowned for riches, silver, and gold (1 Macc 6:1), but now generally regarded as a district of Persia. Josephus (Antiquities 12.9.1), following 1 Maccabees, alludes to it as a city, but it is otherwise unknown.

Show passage in OET: MA1 6:1

OET-RV MA1 6:1

6 King Antiokos (Antiochus) was travelling through the upper countries; and he heard that in Elymais in Paras (Persia) there was a city renowned for riches, for silver and gold,

OET-LV MA1 6:1

6 and the/this/who king Antioⱪos to_travel_through the/this/who ⟦ἐνάνω⟧ country, and to_hear that/since to_be Elumais in/on/among the/this/who ⟦Περσίδι⟧ city honoured ⟦πλούτῳ⟧, money and/both and gold,

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