Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Wandering, (Ezek. 27:8), a small island and city on the coast of Syria, mentioned as furnishing mariners and soldiers for Tyre. The inhabitants were called Arvadites. The name is written Aruada or Arada in the Tell-el-Amarna tablets.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(wandering) (Ezekiel 27:8,11) The island of Ruad, which lies off Tortosa (Tartus), two or three miles from the Phoenician coast. In agreement with this is the mention of “the Arvadite, in (Genesis 10:18) and 1Chr 1:16 As a son of Canaan, with Zidon, Hamath an other northern localities.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
AR'VAD (wandering), a small island 2 or 3 miles off the coast of Phoenicia, related closely to Tyre. Eze 27:8, Rev 1:11. See also Gen 10:18; 1 Chr 1:16. Ruins of a huge wall are still found, and Greek inscriptions graven on black basaltic columns. The stones are so immense as to puzzle the best engineers how to move them. The place is now called Ruad, and has about 3000 population. It appears to have been a city since the time of Arvad, son of Canaan, and is probably the same as Arpad and Arphad.