Arioch
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Oct 14, 2026
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
Who were these kings? What civilizations were behind this conflict? And most intriguingly, who were these giants? Where did they come from? And what happened to them after this battle? Now, I invite you to dive into this enigmatic reading of Genesis chapter fourteen, where the details of this war are revealed.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
"And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of nations, that they made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah, with Shinab, king of Admah, and with Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, the same is Zoar.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
And they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim against Chedorlaomer, king of Elam; and Tidal, king of nations; and Amraphel, king of Shinar; and Arioch, king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
And the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
Who were these kings who dared to challenge forces beyond human comprehension? What civilizations stood behind such a vast coalition of power? And who were these giants, these monstrous beings who fought and fell upon the ancient plains? Where did they come from, and what remained of them after the battle's end? Now, let us plunge together into this mysterious account, Genesis chapter fourteen, where between the lines of the sacred text rests the record of a forgotten war.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar; Arioch, king of Ellasar; Chedorlaomer, king of Elam; and Tidal, king of nations; that these made war with Bera, king of Sodom; and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah; Shinab, king of Admah; Shemeber, king of Zeboiim; and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year, they rebelled.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
A fertile land where empires were born, ziggurats were raised, and the first human writings were etched into clay.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
Identified by many as Babylon itself, Shinar was a center of power and wisdom where, according to ancient traditions, the earliest human empires flourished under the influence of the so-called ancient gods, entities said to have taught mankind the arts of science, warfare, and governance.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
It is within this primordial setting that Amraphel, king of Shinar, emerges, marching alongside Tidal, king of nations; Arioch, king of Ellasar; and Chedorlaomer, king of Elam.
EnochVOICE_ACTOR
Together, they formed a fearsome alliance, devastating Sodom and the surrounding cities in a bloody campaign that turned the Vale of Siddim into a wasteland, a field of ruins where kings and giants fell side by side.
Matt HepnerHOST
"About this time war broke out in the region.
Matt HepnerHOST
King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim..." Goiim?
Top LobstaHOST
Stop it.
Matt HepnerHOST
It's Goi, dude.
Matt HepnerHOST
Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (now called Kadesh) and conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites living in Hazazon-tamar.
Matt HepnerHOST
Then the rebel kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (also called Zoar) prepared for battle in the Valley of the Dead Sea." We're gonna, we're gonna catch up here in a minute.
Matt HepnerHOST
"They fought against King Kedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Babylonia, and King Arioch of Ellasar, four kings against five.
Matt HepnerHOST
As it happened, the Valley of the Dead Sea was filled with tar pits.
Christopher AshGUEST
They're, they're, they're, they're, they're, they're kind of local chieftains of their towns.
Christopher AshGUEST
And these ones are Amraphel, king of Shinar, which is roughly Babylon off to the east, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer, king of Elam, Tidal, king of Roy.
Christopher AshGUEST
We don't-- We know next to nothing about these, um, but these four local warlords.
Christopher AshGUEST
And it becomes apparent that Kedorlaomer is the leader.
Scott HahnHOST
David went in and reque- as requested by Nebuchadnezzar.
Scott HahnHOST
They brought, they hurriedly brought Joseph, and Arioch in haste brought Daniel.
Scott HahnHOST
Again, eight linguistic parallels that all converge not on the hub of the wheel, which is Jesus Christ, but clearly a new Joseph we find in Daniel.
Rob CorzineGUEST
Yeah.
Matt HepnerHOST
[lips smack] Genesis 14, "About this time war broke out in the region.
Matt HepnerHOST
King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim." Goiim?
TopLobstaHOST
Stop it.
Matt HepnerHOST
It's Goi, dude.
Matt HepnerHOST
Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat, now called Kadesh, and conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites living in Hazazon Tamar.
Matt HepnerHOST
Then the rebel kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela," also called Zoar, "prepared for battle in the valley of the Dead Sea." We're gonna, we're gonna catch up here in a minute.
Matt HepnerHOST
"They fought against King Chedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Babylonia, and King Arioch of Ellasar, four kings against five.
Matt HepnerHOST
As it happened, the valley of the Dead Sea was filled with tar pits, and as the army of the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into the tar pits, while the rest escaped into the mountains.
John DillonHOST
I've got an Elamite, now I've got an Amorite.
John DillonHOST
There's another king who's mentioned, and his name is Arioch, and he's called the king of Ellasar.
John DillonHOST
Early scholars identified Arioch's kingdom with, uh, of Ellasar, with the Babylonian town of Larsa.
John DillonHOST
But that's phonetically n- impossible.
John DillonHOST
Modern proposals include northern Mesopotamian, uh, spots, and the people who lived in northern Mesopotamia are the Hurrians.