Category: Daily Bible Readings

Jeremiah 49:34-39. We are still reading Jeremiah’s messages to the nations. Today’s reading covers a message to the people of Elam. Elam was located East of the Tigris river in the south-western part of modern day Iran. The name of the area probably comes from it’s original inhabitants, descendants of Noah’s grandson through Seth, Elam. Read more

Jeremiah 49:23-33. Today’s reading continues Jeremiah’s messages to the nations and covers two nations Syria and Arabia. Damascus was the capital of a league or confederation of three Syrian kingdoms, the other two being Hamath and Arpad. Kedar and Hazor represent a group of Arab kingdoms. We usually think of kingdoms as places with buildings Read more