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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Coele-Syria</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/c/coele-syria.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/genesis/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/c/coele-syria.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Coele-Syria</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/c/coelesyria.htm" title="Coelesyria">◄</a> Coele-Syria <a href="/topical/naves/c/coercion--religious.htm" title="Coercion: Religious">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Coele-Syria, often referred to in historical and biblical contexts, is a region of significant importance in the ancient Near East. The name "Coele-Syria" is derived from the Greek "Koile Syria," meaning "Hollow Syria," which likely refers to the geographical depression between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges. This area is known today as the Beqaa Valley in modern-day Lebanon.<br><br><b>Biblical References and Historical Context</b><br><br>While the term "Coele-Syria" itself does not appear directly in the Bible, the region is implicitly referenced through its cities and the historical events that took place there. Coele-Syria was a strategic and contested area throughout biblical history, particularly during the Hellenistic period following the conquests of Alexander the Great. It became a focal point of conflict between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, both of which sought control over this fertile and strategically located land.<br><br>The region's significance is underscored by its proximity to key biblical locations and events. For instance, the city of Damascus, which lies to the east of Coele-Syria, is frequently mentioned in the Bible. In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus (<a href="/acts/9.htm">Acts 9:1-19</a>) highlights the area's importance as a center of early Christian activity.<br><br><b>Geopolitical Importance</b><br><br>Coele-Syria's location made it a vital corridor for trade and military campaigns. The fertile Beqaa Valley served as a breadbasket for surrounding regions, contributing to its desirability among ancient empires. The region's control was crucial for maintaining power over the Levant and securing trade routes that connected the Mediterranean with the interior of Asia.<br><br>During the intertestamental period, Coele-Syria was a battleground for the Diadochi, the successors of Alexander the Great. The Seleucid and Ptolemaic dynasties fought several wars over this territory, known as the Syrian Wars. The region's control shifted multiple times, reflecting the broader power struggles of the Hellenistic world.<br><br><b>Cultural and Religious Influence</b><br><br>Coele-Syria was a melting pot of cultures and religions due to its position at the crossroads of major civilizations. The influence of Greek culture and language was significant during the Hellenistic period, as evidenced by the spread of Hellenism throughout the region. This cultural diffusion played a role in shaping the religious and social landscape of the area, which would later become a part of the Roman Empire.<br><br>The Jewish population in Coele-Syria also contributed to the region's religious diversity. The Maccabean Revolt, which took place in the 2nd century BC, was partly a response to the Hellenistic influence and the imposition of Greek customs on Jewish communities in and around Coele-Syria.<br><br><b>Legacy and Archaeological Significance</b><br><br>Today, Coele-Syria's rich history is reflected in its archaeological sites, which offer insights into the ancient civilizations that once thrived there. Excavations have uncovered remnants of cities, temples, and fortifications that testify to the region's historical and cultural significance.<br><br>In summary, Coele-Syria's role in biblical and historical narratives underscores its importance as a region of strategic, cultural, and religious significance. Its legacy continues to be a subject of interest for historians, archaeologists, and biblical scholars alike.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Hollow Syria, the name (not found in Scripture) given by the Greeks to the extensive valley, about 100 miles long, between the Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon range of mountains. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">COELE-SYRIA</span><p>se-le-sir'-i-a (the King James Version Celosyria; Koile Suria, "hollow Syria"): So the Greeks after the time of Alexander the Great named the valley lying between the two mountain ranges, Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon. It is referred to in the Old Testament as Biq`ath ha-Lebhanon, "the valley of Lebanon" (<a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Joshua 11:17</a>), a name the echo of which is still heard in el-Buqa`, the designation applied today to the southern part of the valley. This hollow, which extends about 100 miles in length, is the continuation northward of the Jordan valley. The main physical features are described under LEBANON (which see). The name, however, did not always indicate the same tract of territory. In Strabo (xvi.2) and Ptolemy (v.15), it covers the fertile land between Jebel esh-Sharqy and the desert presided over by Damascus. In 1 Esdras 2:17; 2 Maccabees 3:8, etc., it indicates the country South and East of Mt. Lebanon, and along with Phoenicia it contributed the whole of the Seleucid dominions which lay South of the river Eleutherus. Josephus includes in Coele-Syria the country East of the Jordan, along with Scythopolis (Beisan) which lay on the West, separated by the river from the other members of the Decapolis (Ant., XIII, xiii, 2, etc.). In XIV, iv, 5, he says that "Pompey committed Coele-Syria as far as the river Euphrates and Egypt to Scaurus." The term is therefore one of some elasticity.<br><br>W. Ewing<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/206.htm"><span class="l">206. Aven -- "wickedness," a contemptuous synonym for two places</span></a><br><b>...</b> Aven. The same as 'aven; idolatry; Aven, the contemptuous synonym of three places,<br> one in <b>Coele</b>-<b>Syria</b>, one in Egypt (On), and one in Palestine (Bethel) -- Aven. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/206.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/760.htm"><span class="l">760. Aram Tsobah -- Aram-zobah</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin see Aram and Tsoba. Aram-zobah From 'Aram and Tsowba'; Aram of Tsoba<br> (or <b>Coele</b>-<b>Syria</b>) -- Aram-zobah. see HEBREW 'Aram. see HEBREW Tsowba'. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/760.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/sozomen/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_sozomenus/chapter_xxxiv_monks_of_edessa_julianus.htm"><span class="l">Monks of Edessa: Julianus, Ephraim Syrus, Barus, and Eulogius <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter XXXIV."Monks of Edessa: Julianus, Ephraim Syrus, Barus, and Eulogius; Further,<br> the Monks of <b>Coele</b>-<b>Syria</b>: Valentinus, Theodore, Merosas, Bassus <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xxxiv monks of edessa julianus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_13_how_alexander_upon.htm"><span class="l">How Alexander, Upon the League of Mutual Defense which Cleopatra <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> How Alexander, upon the League of Mutual Defense Which Cleopatra Had Agreed with<br> Him, Made an Expedition Against <b>Coelesyria</b>, and Utterly Overthrew the City of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 13 how alexander upon.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pamphilius/church_history/chapter_xi_clement_of_alexandria.htm"><span class="l">Clement of Alexandria.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4. Of these the one"the Ionian [1523] "was in Greece, the other in Magna Gr??cia;<br> [1524] the one of them was from <b>Coele</b>-<b>Syria</b>, [1525] the other from Egypt. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter xi clement of alexandria.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_4/chapter_ithe_first_chaldaean_empire.htm"><span class="l">The First Chaldaean Empire and the Hyksos in Egypt</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Near to the termination of <b>Coele</b>-<b>Syria</b>, but separated from it by a range of hills,<br> there opens out on the western slopes of Hermon a valley unlike any other in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter ithe first chaldaean empire.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_xxxiv_a_group_of.htm"><span class="l">A Group of Miracles among a Semi-Heathen Population</span></a> <br><b>...</b> cities. They were subject only to the Governor of Syria, and formed part<br> of <b>Coele</b>-<b>Syria</b>, in contradistinction to Syro-Phoenicia. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxxiv a group of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/jerome_and_gennadius_lives_of_illustrious_men_/chapter_xci_theodulus.htm"><span class="l">Theodulus</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Theodulus, [2735] [2736] a presbyter in <b>Coelesyria</b> is said to have written many<br> works, but the only one which has come to my hand, is the one which he composed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../jerome and gennadius lives of illustrious men /chapter xci theodulus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_11_concerning_nebuchadnezzar_and.htm"><span class="l">Concerning Nebuchadnezzar and his Successors and How their <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> he says thus: "When his father Nebuchodonosor [Nabopollassar] heard that the governor<br> whom he had set over Egypt, and the places about <b>Coelesyria</b> and Phoenicia <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the antiquities of the jews/chapter 11 concerning nebuchadnezzar and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/theodoret/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_theodoret/cxxxv_to_bishop_romulus.htm"><span class="l">To Bishop Romulus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Footnotes: [1972] Romulus, bishop of Chalcis in <b>Coele Syria</b>, sided with the dominant<br> H??retical party through pusillanimity. He was at Chalcedon in 451. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../theodoret/the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/cxxxv to bishop romulus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/basil/basil_letters_and_select_works/iii_life_at_caesarea_baptism_and.htm"><span class="l">Life at C??sarea; Baptism; and Adoption of Monastic Life.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [64] It was about this that he visited monastic settlements in Palestine, Mesopotamia,<br> <b>Coele Syria</b>, and Egypt, [65] though he was not so fortunate as to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../basil/basil letters and select works/iii life at caesarea baptism and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/schaff/the_seven_ecumenical_councils/the_synodal_letter_2.htm"><span class="l">The Synodal Letter.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The holy and most peaceful Synod which has been gathered together in Antioch from<br> the provinces of <b>Coele</b>-<b>Syria</b>, Phoenicia, Palestine, Arabia, Mesopotamia <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/the synodal letter 2.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/coelesyria.htm"><span class="l"><b>Coelesyria</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon range of mountains. Int. Standard Bible<br> Encyclopedia. <b>COELE</b>-<b>SYRIA</b>. se-le-sir'-ia (the King James Version <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/coelesyria.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/coele-syria.htm"><span class="l"><b>Coele</b>-<b>syria</b></span></a><br><b>Coele</b>-<b>syria</b>. <b>Coelesyria</b>, <b>Coele</b>-<b>syria</b>. Coffer . Easton's Bible Dictionary <b>...</b> W.<br> Ewing. <b>Coelesyria</b>, <b>Coele</b>-<b>syria</b>. Coffer . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/coele-syria.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/ptolemy.htm"><span class="l">Ptolemy</span></a><br><b>...</b> In 316 he joined in a war against Antigonus during which <b>Coele</b>-<b>Syria</b> and Phoenicia<br> were lost, but in 312 regained from Demetrius the son of Antigonus. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/ptolemy.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/antiochus.htm"><span class="l">Antiochus</span></a><br><b>...</b> He renewed the war, but was defeated at Raphia in 217, and was obliged to give<br> up Phoenicia and <b>Coelesyria</b>; Seleucia, however, he retained. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/antiochus.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lebanon.htm"><span class="l">Lebanon (66 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> They enclose a long valley (Joshua 11:17) of from 5 to 8 miles in width, called<br> by Roman writers <b>Coele</b>-<b>Syria</b>, now called el-Buka'a, "the valley," a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lebanon.htm - 45k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nabathaeans.htm"><span class="l">Nabathaeans</span></a><br><b>...</b> I, king of the Nabateans, but suffered a severe defeat East of the Jordan (Josephus,<br> Ant, XIII, xiii, 5; BJ, I, iv, 4). Antiochus XII of <b>Coele</b>-<b>Syria</b> next led <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nabathaeans.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nabataeans.htm"><span class="l">Nabataeans</span></a><br><b>...</b> I, king of the Nabateans, but suffered a severe defeat East of the Jordan (Josephus,<br> Ant, XIII, xiii, 5; BJ, I, iv, 4). Antiochus XII of <b>Coele</b>-<b>Syria</b> next led <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nabataeans.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rehob.htm"><span class="l">Rehob (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 21). It is now supposed to be represented by the castle of Hunin,<br> south-west of Dan, on the road from Hamath into <b>Coele</b>-<b>Syria</b>. (4 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rehob.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/epiphanes.htm"><span class="l">Epiphanes</span></a><br><b>...</b> On the death of Ptolemy VI in 173, Antiochus laid claim to <b>Coelesyria</b>, Palestine<br> and Phoenicia; whereupon war broke out between Syria and Egypt. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/epiphanes.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/champaign.htm"><span class="l">Champaign (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> If Baal-Gad be Ba`albeq and "the valley of Lebanon" be <b>Coele</b>-<b>syria</b>, the present<br> name of <b>Coele</b>-<b>syria</b>, al-Biqa` (plural of buq`ah, "a low, wet place or meadow <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/champaign.htm - 10k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/war-Syria-end-times.html">Does war with Syria have anything to do with the end times? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a 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