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Merathaim

Holman Bible Dictionary

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(mehr uh thay' ihm) Place name meaning, “double bitterness” or “double rebellion,” possibly a play on the Akkadian phrase mat marrati (“Land of the Bitter River”) or on nar marratu , a designation for the area touching the Persian gulf known from Babylonian inscriptions. Jeremiah (Jeremiah 50:21 ) announced God's judgment on the land.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Merathaim'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​m/merathaim.html. 1991.
 
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