Elam

"About this time war broke out in the region.

King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim..." Goiim?

Stop it.

It's Goi, dude.

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.

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.

"They fought against King Kedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Babylonia, and King Arioch of Ellasar, four kings against five.

As it happened, the Valley of the Dead Sea was filled with tar pits.

their rednecks, their country bunkins.

And they're speaking in our languages, Parthians, Medes, Elamites, Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the areas of Libya around Cyrene and Rome, Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs.

And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done.

Do you realize that was the first church service? That was the first service.

When this sound occurred, a crowd came together a- was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

They were astounded and amazed, saying, "Look, aren't all these who are speaking Galileans? How is it that each of us can hear them in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites; those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, both Jews and converts; Cretans and Arabs, we hear them declaring the magnificent acts of God in our own tongues." They were all astounded and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this mean?" But some sneered and said, "They're drunk on new wine." Well, guys, I've got to tell you, this is certainly better than any Hollywood blockbuster movie, isn't it? The disciples were in one place, and the fact that it all happened suddenly means that it must have taken them by surprise.

They were not expecting it, not at that particular moment, but something suddenly happened.

They didn't even know how to describe it.

The first of the kings reigned thirty-six years, and he had a predecessor belonging to the previous dynasty, whose name has been lost.

There would consequently have been two Elamite usurpers instead of one.

I would further draw attention to an interesting text, published by Mr.

Strong in the Babylonian and Oriental Record, which I believe to contain the name of a king, who belonged to the legendary dynasties of Chaldea.

Unfortunately all four tablets are in a shockingly broken condition, and it is therefore difficult to discover in them a continuous sense or to determine their precise nature.

They have, however, been supplemented by further discoveries made by Dr. Scheel at Constantinople.

Among the tablets preserved there, he has found letters from Khan Murabi to his vassal Sin-Idinam of Larsa, from which we learn that Sin-Idinam had been dethroned by the Elamites Kudur Mabag and Eri-Aku, and had fled for refuge to the court of Khan Murabi at Babylon.

In the war which subsequently broke out between Khan Murabi and Kudur Laghamar, the king of Elam, who it would seem exercised suzerainty over Babylonia for seven years, Sin-Idinam gave material assistance to the Babylonian monarch, and Khan Murabi accordingly bestowed presents upon him as a recompense for his valor on the day of the overthrow of Kudur Laghamar.

when the disciples receive the Holy Spirit and have the ability now to speak in tongues.

Um, and so Acts 2:9-12 says that, "Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judae- Judea and Cappadocia," giving lots and lots of nations here-

Mm-hmm

... essentially just emphasizing that it's both Jews and Gentiles.