Bible Dictionary
Arpad
Arpad was a Syrian city or district associated with Hamath and Damascus. It was conquered by the Assyrians after resistance and is mentioned in prophetic warnings against the nations.
Definition
Arpad was a Syrian city or district associated with Hamath and Damascus. It resisted Assyrian power but eventually fell after a siege.
Biblical Usage
Arpad is mentioned in prophetic and historical passages alongside Hamath and Damascus as an example of a Syrian power overcome by the Assyrians.
Historical Background
The supplied material identifies Arpad with Tell Erfud and dates its fall before Tiglath-pileser II to about 742 BC.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Isa. 10:9; 36:19; 37:13), also Arphad, support, a Syrian city near Hamath, along with which it is invariably mentioned (2 Kings 19:13; 18:34; Isa. 10:9), and Damascus (Jer. 49:23). After a siege of three years it fell (B.C. 742) before the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser II. Now Tell Erfud.