Shoa
/SHOH-uh/
Summary
A people or district mentioned in Ezekiel's prophecy as part of the Babylonian alliance that would punish Judah.
☩Identity
Shoa appears in Ezekiel 23:23 alongside Pekod and Koa as peoples who would be arrayed against Judah in judgment. Whether these are proper names of districts in Assyria/Babylon or appellatives meaning 'rich' or 'noble' is debated by scholars. Some ancient translators rendered them as titles ('nobles, tyrants, and rulers') rather than proper names. If a proper name, Shoa may be identified with the Sutu mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions, a people living east of the Tigris. The prophet Ezekiel may be using wordplay on names that sound like terms for wealth or nobility.
Key verses:Ezekiel 23:23
Related Verses1 mention
Ezekiel· 1 verse
References
- 1.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Shoa," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 2.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shoa," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 3.James Orr (ed.), "Shoa," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).