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Merathaim, the Land of

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

i.e. "of double rebellion", namely, the double captivity inflicted on Israel by Chaldoea (Jeremiah 50:21); referring also to Babylon's general accumulated rebellions against God (Jeremiah 50:17-20, especially Jeremiah 50:18), "Babylon, Assyria," (Jeremiah 50:33; Jeremiah 50:24; Jeremiah 50:29) "striven against Jehovah, proud against ... the Holy One of Israel."

Bibliography Information
Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Merathaim, the Land of'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​m/merathaim-the-land-of.html. 1949.