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Based on the biblical narrative, primarily from the [[books of Kings]] and II Samuel, [[Berothai]], a city belonging to Hadadezer ({{Bibleref2|II Sam. 8:8}}) is identified by many with [[Berothah]] ({{Bibleref2|Ezekiel 47:16}}), which was between [[Hamath]] and [[Damascus]].{{fact|date=July 2019}} Zobah was probably located near this city, though [[Joseph Halévy]] claims to have identified Zobah with [[Chalcis, Syria|Chalcis]].{{fact|date=July 2019}} On the later view, the area in question would be found in the far north of [[Syria]] and parts of [[Turkey]].{{dubious|This sentence describes a REGION. The topic here is the CITY. Is this sentence referring to the region where one should look for the CITY, or to the KINGDOM? If the latter: wrong place for that, plus: at what point in time? Mess.|date=August 2020}}{{fact|date=July 2019}}
 
Some sources indicate that Zobah city is the modern towncity of [[Homs]] in Syria,{{sfn|Porter|1868|p=308}} or [[Anjar, Lebanon|Anjar]] in [[Lebanon]]'s Bekaa Valley.<ref>[http://www.subaa.com/chapterDetails.php?chapterID=25 كتاب صوبا - تاريخ وطن وحياة قرية {{in lang|ar}}]</ref> In later Assyrian documents it may have been named a provincial center derived from the recently incorporated city of Damascus, which might be [[Deir Khabiyah]] west of [[Al-Kiswah]].<ref>[http://www.nesrosuryoyo.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2257 مملكة آرام حماة {{in lang|ar}}]</ref>{{dubious|Almost unintelligible English.|date=July 2019}}
 
==See also==
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
*Schrader, K. B. ii. 121 et seq;
*[[Franz Delitzsch|Delitzsch]], ''Wo Lag das Paradies?'' pp.&nbsp;279 et seq.
*{{cite book |last=Porter |first=Josias Leslie |author-link=Josias Leslie Porter |title=Giant Cities of Bashan; and Syria's Holy Places |publisher=T. Nelson and Sons |year=1868 }}
 
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