Jump to: Hitchcock's • Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary MesopotamiaSmith's Bible Dictionary Mesopotamia(between the rivers), the entire country between the two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. This is a tract nearly 700 miles long and from 20 to 250 miles broad, extending in a southeasterly direction from Telek to Kurnah . The Arabian geographers term it "the Island," a name which is almost literally correct, since a few miles only intervene between the source of the Tigris and the Euphrates at Telek . But the region which bears the name of Mesopotamia, par excellence , both in Scripture and in the classical writers, is the northwestern portion of this tract, or the country between the great bend of the Euphrates, lat. 35 degrees to 37 degrees 30, and the upper Tigris. We first hear of Mesopotamia in Scripture as the country where Nahor and his family settled after quitting Ur of the Chaldees. (Genesis 24:10) Here lived Bethuel and Laban; and hither Abraham sent his servants to fetch Isaac a wife. Ibid. ver. 38. Hither too, a century later, came Jacob on the same errand; and hence he returned with his two wives after an absence of twenty-one years. After this we have no mention of Mesopotamia till the close of the wanderings int he wilderness. (23:4) About half a century later we find, for the first and last time, Mesopotamia the seat of a powerful monarchy. (Judges 3:1) ... Finally, the children of Ammon, having provoked a war with David, "sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah." (1 Chronicles 19:6) According to the Assyrian inscriptions Mesopotamia was inhabited in the early times of the empire, B.C. 1200-1100, by a vast number of petty tribes, each under its own prince, and all quite independent of one another. The Assyrian monarchs contended with these chiefs at great advantage, and by the time of Jehu, B.C. 880, had fully established their dominion over them. On the destruction of the Assyrian empire, Mesopotamia seems to have been divided between the Medes and the Babylonians. The conquests of Cyrus brought it wholly under the Persian yoke; and thus it continued to the time of Alexander. Since 1516 it has formed a part of the Turkish empire. It is full of ruins and mounds of ancient cities, some of which are now throwing much light on the Scripture. ATS Bible Dictionary MesopotamiaBetween the rivers, the Greek name of the country between the Euphrates and the Tigris, called in Arabic, Al Jezira, the island. See ARAM 2, and PADAN-ARAM. In its fullest sense, Mesopotamia extended from the Persian Gulf to mount Taurus; but the name usually denotes only the tract above Babylonia, now called Dearbekr and celebrated for its exuberant fertility; while the part below, now Irak-Arabi, is sterile and without water. Mesopotamia was including the territories of the Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Macedonian, and Roman empires successively, and belongs now to that of the Turks. This region is associated with the earliest history of the human race both before and after the flood. Eden was not far off; Ararat was near to it on the north, and the land of Shinar on the south. The traveler here reaches what is truly "the Old World," and is surrounded by objects compared with which the antiquities of Greece and Rome are modern novelties. This was the home of the patriarchs who proceeded Abraham-Terah, Heber, Peleg, etc. Here Abraham and Sarah were born, and the wives of Isaac, and Jacob, and most of the sons of Jacob, the heads of the twelve tribes. Mesopotamia is also mentioned in Scripture as the abode of the first oppressor of Israel in the time of the judges, Jud 3:8-10; in the history of the wars of David, 2 Samuel 10:16; and as furnishing a delegation of Jews, and perhaps proselytes, to attend the Passover at Jerusalem, Acts 2:9. Easton's Bible Dictionary The country between the two rivers (Hebrews Aram-naharaim; i.e., "Syria of the two rivers"), the name given by the Greeks and Romans to the region between the Euphrates and the Tigris (Genesis 24:10; Deuteronomy 23:4; Judges 3:8, 10). In the Old Testament it is mentioned also under the name "Padan-aram;" i.e., the plain of Aram, or Syria (Genesis 25:20). The northern portion of this fertile plateau was the original home of the ancestors of the Hebrews (Genesis 11; Acts 7:2). From this region Isaac obtained his wife Rebecca (Genesis 24:10, 15), and here also Jacob sojourned (28:2-7) and obtained his wives, and here most of his sons were born (35:26; 46:15). The petty, independent tribes of this region, each under its own prince, were warlike, and used chariots in battle. They maintained their independence till after the time of David, when they fell under the dominion of Assyria, and were absorbed into the empire (2 Kings 19:13). International Standard Bible Encyclopedia MESOPOTAMIAmes-o-ta'-mi-a. Greek 3318. Mesopotamia -- Mesopotamia, a region through which the ... ... 3317, 3318. Mesopotamia. 3319 . Mesopotamia, a region through which the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3318.htm - 6k 5488. Charran -- Haran, a city in northwest Mesopotamia 897. Babulon -- "gate of god(s)," Babylon, a large city situated ... Strong's Hebrew 2012. Hena -- a city in Aram (Syria) or Mesopotamia... 2011, 2012. Hena. 2013 . a city in Aram (Syria) or Mesopotamia. Transliteration: Hena Phonetic Spelling: (hay-nah') Short Definition: Hena. ... /hebrew/2012.htm - 6k 2024. Hara -- a region of N. Mesopotamia 8515. Telassar -- a city in Mesopotamia 2771a. Charan -- "crossroads," a city in N. Mesopotamia 1470. Gozan -- a city and area in Mesopotamia 2771. Charan -- "crossroads," a city in N. Mesopotamia 763. Aram Naharayim -- "Aram of (the) two rivers," a district of ... 758. Aram -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem ... 3529. Kebar -- a river of Bab. 5729. Eden -- a territory conquered by Assyr. Library Addæus Preached at Edessa and in Mesopotamia How Throughout Palestine and Mesopotamia a Daily Service is ... Of Jacob's Mission to Mesopotamia to Get a Wife, and of the vision ... Concerning Jacob's Flight into Mesopotamia, by Reason of the Fear ... Why, in the Account of Terah's Emigration, on his Forsaking the ... And Jacob, when He Went into Mesopotamia, Saw Him in a Dream... Propagation of Christianity among the Persians by Maruthas Bishop ... Of the Fall and Deception of a Monk of Mesopotamia. Of the Time of the Migration of Abraham, When, According to the ... Psalm LX. Thesaurus Mesopotamia (8 Occurrences)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MESOPOTAMIA. mes-o-ta'-mi-a. See SYRIA. Multi-Version Concordance Mesopotamia (8 Occurrences). ... /m/mesopotamia.htm - 11k Mesopota'mia (7 Occurrences) Naharaim (5 Occurrences) Chushanrishathaim (2 Occurrences) Chushan-rishathaim (2 Occurrences) Othniel (7 Occurrences) Cushan-rishathaim (2 Occurrences) Aram-naharaim (5 Occurrences) Ur (5 Occurrences) Parthians (1 Occurrence) Bible Concordance Mesopotamia (8 Occurrences)Acts 2:9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Acts 7:2 He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, Genesis 24:10 The servant took ten camels, of his master's camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master's with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor. Deuteronomy 23:4 because they didn't meet you with bread and with water in the way, when you came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. Judges 3:8 Therefore the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years. Judges 3:10 The Spirit of Yahweh came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yahweh delivered Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan Rishathaim. 1 Chronicles 19:6 When the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah. Psalms 60:1 {To the chief Musician. On Shushan. Testimony. Michtam of David; to teach: when he strove with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zobah, and Joab returned, and smote the Edomites in the valley of salt, twelve thousand.} O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again. Subtopics Mesopotamia: Abraham a Native of Mesopotamia: Chariots Hired From, by the Ammonites Mesopotamia: Delivered From, by Othniel Mesopotamia: People of, Present at Pentecost Mesopotamia: People Who Lived In, Called Syrians Mesopotamia: The People of Israel Subjected To, Eight Years Under the Judgments of Gog Related Terms Chushanrishathaim (2 Occurrences) Chushan-rishathaim (2 Occurrences) Cushan-rishathaim (2 Occurrences) Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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