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SINIM, LAND OF

si'-nim, sin'-im ('erets cinim; ge Person): The name occurs in Isaiah's prophecy of the return of the people from distant lands: "Lo, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim" (Isaiah 49:12). The land is clearly far off, and it must be sought either in the South or in the East. Septuagint points to an eastern country. Many scholars have favored identification with China, the classical Sinae. It seems improbable that Jews had already found their way to China; but from very early times trade relations were established with the Far East by way of Arabia and the Persian Gulf; and the name may have been used by the prophet simply as suggesting extreme remoteness. Against, this view are Dillmann (Commentary on Isaiah), Duhm, Cheyne and others. Some have suggested places in the South: e.g. Sin (Pelusium, Ezekiel 30:15) and Syene (Cheyne, Introduction to Isaiah, 275). But these seem to be too near. In harmony with his reconstruction of Biblical history, Cheyne finally concludes that the reference here is to the return from a captivity in North Arabia (EB, under the word). While no certain decision is possible, probability points to the East, and China cannot be quite ruled out. See article "China," Encyclopedia Brittanica (11th edition), 188b.

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew
5515. Sinim -- inhab. of unc. location
... 5514, 5515. Sinim. 5516 . inhab. of unc. location. Transliteration: Sinim Phonetic
Spelling: (see-neem') Short Definition: Sinim. Word Origin of uncertainder ...
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5482b. Sevenim -- Sevenim
... 5482a, 5482b. Sevenim. 5483 . Sevenim. Transliteration: Sevenim Short Definition:
a. Word Origin another reading for Sinim, qv. 5482a, 5482b. Sevenim. 5483 ...
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Library

Twentieth Day for God's Spirit on the Heathen
... WHAT TO PRAY."For God's Spirit on the Heathen ="Behold, these shall come
from far; and these from the land of Sinim."="Isaiah 49:12. ...
/.../murray/the ministry of intercession/twentieth day for gods spirit.htm

Security of Christians.
... saved for a wonderment for Christ's sake." Behold, these shall come from far; and
lo, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim ...
/.../bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xvi security of christians.htm

A Clearing-Up Storm in the Realm
... Out from this centre the action of the Bible reaches north to Russia, south to Africa
(Ethiopia), east to China (Sinim, Isaiah 49:12), and west to Spain. ...
/.../vi a clearing-up storm in the.htm

Hope for the Heathen
... in darkness, Show yourselves." "Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these
from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim." Isaiah 49 ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 31 hope for the.htm

The City of the "Elegant Gate"[*]
... a more sure word of prophecy.' Resting upon this we can have no doubt in reference
to the complete triumph of the cause of Christ, even over the land of Sinim. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/fagg/forty years in south china/iii the city of the.htm

The Last Two Decades.
... Light. "And behold these shall come from far, and lo, these from the north,
and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim.". ...
/.../fagg/forty years in south china/xi the last two decades.htm

Christ a Complete Saviour:
The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/christ a complete saviour .htm

The Holy City; Or, the New Jerusalem:
The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the holy city or the.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Sinim

south country,

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Sinim

a people noticed in (Isaiah 49:12) as living at the extremity of the known world. They may be identified with the classical Sinoe , the inhabitants of the southern part of China.

ATS Bible Dictionary
Sinim

Isaiah 49:12, a people very remote from the Holy Land, towards the east or south; generally believed to mean the Chinese, who have been known to Western Asia from early times, and are called by the Arabs Sin, and by the Syrians Tsini.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Sinim, The land of

(Isaiah 49:12), supposed by some to mean China, but more probably Phoenicia (Genesis 10:17) is intended.

Thesaurus
Sinim (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Sinim, The land of. (Isaiah 49:12), supposed ... Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SINIM, LAND OF. si'-nim, sin'-im ...
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Land (19790 Occurrences)
... It is in this district therefore that the land of Shual must be sought, but no
definite identification is possible. W. Ewing. SINIM, LAND OF. ...
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Aswan (3 Occurrences)
... Aswan (3 Occurrences). Isaiah 49:12 See, these are coming from far; and these from
the north and the west; and these from the land of Sinim. (See NIV). ...
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Syene (4 Occurrences)
... Syene (4 Occurrences). Isaiah 49:12 See, these are coming from far; and these from
the north and the west; and these from the land of Sinim. (See RSV). ...
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Singularly (1 Occurrence)

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Sinite (2 Occurrences)

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Cosmological
... the Euxine Genesis 10:2 Ezekiel 38:6) and Magog (Genesis 10:2 Ezekiel 38:2 the
Scythians (?)); probably even China is intended by "the land of Sinim" in Isaiah ...
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World (2829 Occurrences)
... the Euxine Genesis 10:2 Ezekiel 38:6) and Magog (Genesis 10:2 Ezekiel 38:2 the
Scythians (?)); probably even China is intended by "the land of Sinim" in Isaiah ...
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Afar (98 Occurrences)
... (DBY YLT NAS RSV). Isaiah 49:12 Behold, these shall come from afar; and behold,
these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. ...
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Region (96 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 49:12 See, these are coming from far; and these from the north and
the west; and these from the land of Sinim. (See NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance
Sinim (1 Occurrence)

Isaiah 49:12 Behold, these shall come from far; and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Subtopics

Sinim

Sinim: An Unknown Land, Conjectured by some Authorities to be China

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Land (19790 Occurrences)

Aswan (3 Occurrences)

Syene (4 Occurrences)

Singularly (1 Occurrence)

Sinite (2 Occurrences)

Cosmological

World (2829 Occurrences)

Afar (98 Occurrences)

Region (96 Occurrences)

West (110 Occurrences)

North (164 Occurrences)

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