Bible Dictionary
Arvad
Arvad was a Phoenician island city off the coast of Syria. Its inhabitants supplied sailors and soldiers for Tyre and were known as Arvadites.
Definition
Arvad was a Phoenician island city off the Syrian coast. It furnished mariners and soldiers for Tyre, and its inhabitants were called Arvadites.
Biblical Usage
Arvad is named among the peoples connected with Canaan and is remembered in Ezekiel’s description of Tyre’s maritime strength, where its men supplied sailors and soldiers.
Historical Background
The city is identified with the island of Ruad, off Tortosa. Its name appears in the forms Aruada or Arada in the Tell-el-Amarna tablets.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Wandering, (Ezek. 27:8), a small island and city on the coast of Syria, mentioned as furnishing mariners and soldiers for Tyre. The inhabitants were called Arvadites. The name is written Aruada or Arada in the Tell-el-Amarna tablets.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(wandering) (Ezekiel 27:8,11) The island of Ruad, which lies off Tortosa (Tartus), two or three miles from the Phoenician coast. In agreement with this is the mention of “the Arvadite, in (Genesis 10:18) and 1Chr 1:16 As a son of Canaan, with Zidon, Hamath an other northern localities.