Bible Characters & Character Studies
Arioch
First appears at Genesis 14:1
First named in Scripture at Genesis 14:1 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
lion-like, venerable. (1.) A king of Ellasar who was confederate with Chedorlamer (Genesis 14:1,9). The tablets recently discovered by Mr. Pinches (see CHALDEA) show the true reading is Eri-Aku of Larsa. This Elamite name meant “servant of the moon-God.” It was afterwards changed into Rimsin, “Have mercy, O moon-God.” (2.) Daniel 2:14.
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
