Arvadites
/AR-vad-ites/
Summary
The inhabitants of Arvad, a Canaanite people descended from Canaan, known as skilled mariners who served in Tyre's fleet.
☩Origin and Location
The Arvadites were inhabitants of the island Aradus (Arvad) and the neighboring coast . They descended from Arvad, one of the sons of Canaan (Gen 10:18) . Strabo describes the Arvadites as a colony from Sidon .
Key verses:Genesis 10:181 Chronicles 1:16
☩Maritime Role
The Arvadites were noted mariners (Eze 27:8, 27:11) . They formed a distinct state with a king of their own, yet were in some dependence upon Tyre, furnishing their contingent of mariners to that city (Eze 27:8, 27:11) . They took their full share in the maritime traffic for which the Phoenician nation was celebrated, particularly after Tyre and Sidon had fallen under the dominion of the Graeco-Syrian kings .
Key verses:Ezekiel 27:8Ezekiel 27:11
References
- 1.John Kitto, "Arvadites," in A Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature, vol. I (Mark H. Newman, 1845).
- 2.J. B. Jackson, "Arvadites," in A Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names (Loizeaux Brothers, 1909).