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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_75084" /> ==
 
<p> '''Su'sa.''' &nbsp;Esther 11:3; &nbsp;Esther 16:18. ''See '' [[Shushan]] ''.'' </p>
Susa <ref name="term_62786" />
       
<p> or those of the country (Susis or Susiana) of which [[Susa]] was the capital. Perhaps as the [[Elamites]] are mentioned in the same passage, and as Daniel (&nbsp;Daniel 8:2) seems to call the country [[Elam]] and the city Shushan (or Susa), the former explanation is preferable. (See [[Shushan]]). </p>
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44110" /> ==
 
[[Esther]][[Nehemiah]][[Persia]]
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54297" /> ==
<p> <strong> SUSA </strong> . See Shushan. </p>
       
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68938" /> ==
<p> See SHUSHAN. </p>
       
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80350" /> ==
<p> Shushan of Daniel, Esther, &c.), an ancient city of Persia, now in ruins, that spread over an area of 3 sq. m., on the Kerkha, 250 m. SE. of Bagdad; was for long the favourite residence of the [[Persian]] kings, the ruins of whose famous palace, described in Esther, are still extant. </p>
       
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8616" /> ==
<p> ''''' sū´sa ''''' , ''''' sōō´sa ''''' (Additions to &nbsp; Esther 11:3 ). See Shushan . </p>
       
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_16696" /> ==
<p> Su´sa [SHUSHAN] </p>
       
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<ref name="term_62786"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/susa+(2) Susa from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_75084"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/susa Susa from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_44110"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/susa Susa from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_54297"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/susa Susa from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_68938"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/susa Susa from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_80350"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/susa Susa from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_8616"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/susa Susa from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_16696"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/susa Susa from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref>
       
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Susa [1]

or those of the country (Susis or Susiana) of which Susa was the capital. Perhaps as the Elamites are mentioned in the same passage, and as Daniel ( Daniel 8:2) seems to call the country Elam and the city Shushan (or Susa), the former explanation is preferable. (See Shushan).

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