Bible Dictionary
Sinim
Sinim is a people mentioned in Isaiah as living at the distant extremity of the known world. Its exact identification is uncertain; it has been associated with regions as distant as China.
Definition
Sinim was a people living at the distant extremity of the known world in the passage cited from Isaiah. Their precise identification is uncertain.
Biblical Usage
Sinim is mentioned in Isaiah 49:12 among peoples living in a remote region from which the Lord’s scattered people would come.
Historical Background
The people have been identified by some with the classical Sinoe, inhabitants of southern China, but the supplied material presents this as a possibility rather than a certainty.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
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.