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Merathaim

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19151 verse reference

Easton's 1897

Double rebellion, probably a symbolical name given to Babylon (Jer. 50:21), denoting rebellion exceeding that of other nations.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

(double rebellion), The land of, alluding to the country of the Chaldeans, and to the double captivity which it had inflicted on the nation of Israel. (Jeremiah 50:21)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

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

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

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