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Judges 3:8

Judges 3:8

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am 2591, bc 1413, An, Ex, Is, 78

Chushanrishathaim:

Mesopotamia: Heb. Aram:-naharaim:. Aram-naharayim, "Syria of the two rivers," or Mesopotamia, "between the rivers," is a famous province situated between the Tigris and Euphrates. It is called by Arabian geographers, Maverannaher:, "the country beyond the river;" and is now called Diarbek.

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