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Mesopotamia

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(Greek: mesas, middle; potamos, river; country between rivers)

A great plain between the Euphrates and the Tigris; the upper part covered ancient Assyria; the lower comprised ancient Chaldea and Babylonia. Rebecca's father was born in Mesopotamia (Genesis 25), also Jacob's sons; inhabitants of this country were present at Pentecost (Acts 2).

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Entry for 'Mesopotamia'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​m/mesopotamia.html. 1910.
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