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Merathaim

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mer - a - thā´im ( מרתים , merāthayı̄m "double rebellion"): A name used for Babylon in Jeremiah 50:21 . According to Delitzsch it may be equivalent to the Babylonian Marratūn , i.e. land by the nar Marratu , "the bitter river" (Persian Gulf) = Southern Babylonia (OHL, under the word).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Merathaim'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/m/merathaim.html. 1915.

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Merathaim