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Aram-naharaim in the Bible.

Aram-naharaim is a region in the Bible, its middle about 668 km (415 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Psalms 60:1.

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About Aram-naharaim.

Aram of the two rivers, is Mesopotamia (as it is rendered in Gen. 24:10), the country enclosed between the Tigris on the east and the Euphrates on the west (Ps. 60, title); called also the “field of Aram” (Hos. 12:12, R.V.) i.e., the open country of Aram; in the Authorized Version, “country of Syria.” Padan-aram (q.v.) was a portion of this country.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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The verse that names Aram-naharaim.

Psalms 1

  • Psalms 60:1[To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.] O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

Questions about Aram-naharaim.

Where is Aram-naharaim in the Bible?

Aram-naharaim is a region its middle about 668 km (415 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Aram-naharaim named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Aram-naharaim in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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