Bible Dictionary
Shoa
Shoa was a people or district mentioned with Pekod and Koa in Ezekiel’s prophecy. It was likely associated with a region east of the Tigris or with Babylonia.
Definition
Shoa is a people or district named with Pekod and Koa. The name has been associated with a mountain district northeast of Babylonia, anciently the land of the Guti or Kuti, and also with a place in Babylonia.
Biblical Usage
Shoa occurs in Ezekiel’s prophecy alongside Pekod and Koa. These names apparently designate districts or peoples associated with Assyria and Babylonia, which were to be arrayed against Judah for punishment.
Historical Background
One proposed identification connects Shoa with the Sutu of inscriptions, east of the Tigris. Another connects the name with Suti or Su, terms associated with the border of the plain between the mountains and the Tigris.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Opulent, the mountain district lying to the north-east of Babylonia, anciently the land of the Guti, or Kuti, the modern Kurdistan. The plain lying between these mountains and the Tigris was called su-Edina, i.e., “the border of the plain.” This name was sometimes shortened into Suti and Su, and has been regarded as = Shoa (Ezek. 23:23). Some think it denotes a place in Babylon. (See PEKOD.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(rich), a proper name which occurs only in (Ezekiel 23:23) in connection with Pekod and Koa. The three apparently designate districts of Assyria with which the southern kingdom of Judah has been intimately connected, and which were to be arrayed against it for punishment.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>sho'-a (shoa`; Soue): A people named in Eze 23:23 in association with Babylonians, Chaldeans and Assyrians. Schrader identifies with the Sutu of the inscriptions (East of the Tigris).</p>