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SURENA, or Surenim, or Seranim1. This is the Name that the Philistines gave to those that govern’d them, whom the Scripture generally translates by Satrapa. See the Article SATRAPA. Surena was also very probably a Name of Dignity among the Parthians. The General of the Army of the Parthians, who kill’d Crassus, was call’d Plutarch. in Crasso.Surena.
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Josh. xiii. 3. סרניםSeranim. Vide & Judic. iii. 3. xvi. 5. & passim. ↩
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