Pekod in the Bible.

Pekod is a region in the Bible, its middle about 1,160 km (721 miles) east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Jeremiah 50:21 to Ezekiel 23:23.

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About Pekod.

Probably a place in Babylonia (Jer. 50:21; Ezek. 23:23). It is the opinion, however, of some that this word signifies “visitation,” “punishment,” and allegorically “designates Babylon as the city which was to be destroyed.”

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Near Pekod.

Susa119 km north-east

All 2 verses that name Pekod.

Jeremiah 1

Jeremiah 50:21Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.

Ezekiel 1

Ezekiel 23:23The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.

Questions about Pekod.

Where is Pekod in the Bible?

Pekod is a region its middle about 1,160 km (721 miles) east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Pekod named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Pekod in 2 verses, in 2 books, from Jeremiah 50:21 to Ezekiel 23:23.

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