‏ Ezekiel 27:23

23. Haran--the dwelling-place of Abraham in Mesopotamia, after he moved from Ur (Ge 11:31).

Canneh--Calneh, an Assyrian city on the Tigris; the Ctesiphon of the Greeks (Ge 10:10).

Eden--probably a region in Babylonia (see Ge 2:8).

Chilmad--a compound; the place designated by Ptolemy "Gaala of Media." The Chaldee version interprets it of Media. Henderson refers it to Carmanda, which Xenophon describes as a large city beyond the Euphrates.

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