Ezekiel 27:23

23 Harran, Canneh, and Eden were your agents, and also Assyria and Chilmad.

Ezekiel 27:23 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 27:23

Haran, and Canneh, and Eden
Haran was a city of Mesopotamia, the same with Haran, where Abraham dwelt awhile, ( Acts 7:2 ) , the Charrae of the Parthians, famous for the defeat of Crassus. Canneh is thought to be the same with Calneh, ( Genesis 10:10 ) , afterwards called Ctesiphon; and here, by the Targum, Netzibin, a place not far from Tigris; and Eden also was between Tigris and Euphrates. All three places seem to be in Mesopotamia, and not far from each other; the latter is thought by some to be the place where the garden of Eden was. The merchants of Sheba;
this was another Sheba, distinct from that in ( Ezekiel 27:22 ) , this Sheba was the son of Jokshan, a son of Abraham by Keturah, ( Genesis 25:3 ) , these were the Sabaeans, who were not far from the former, and dwelt near the Persian sea. Ashur and Chilmad were thy merchants;
or dealt in "thy merchandise"; took goods of them. Ashur designs the Assyrians, who had their name from Ashur, the builder of Nineveh, ( Genesis 10:11 ) and Chilmad is by the Targum rendered Media; and by Grotius thought to be the Gaala of Media in Ptolemy F2; and so Hillerus F3 takes it to be a city of Media.


FOOTNOTES:

F2 Geograph. l. 6. c. 2.
F3 Onomastic. Sacr. p. 108.

Ezekiel 27:23 In-Context

21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar traded for you. They procured lambs, rams, and goats for you.
22 They were your agents in Sheba and Raamah. For your wares they exchanged the finest spices, every kind of precious stone, and gold.
23 Harran, Canneh, and Eden were your agents, and also Assyria and Chilmad.
24 They procured fine finished goods for you, garments of purple and brocade, and plush carpets rolled up and securely tied with ropes, among your acquisitions.
25 The ships of Tarshish carried your goods. You were filled to capacity and heavily laden in the middle of the sea.

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