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Mesopotamia in the Bible.

Mesopotamia is a region in the Bible, its middle about 668 km (415 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 7 verses, from Genesis 24:10 to Acts 7:2.

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About Mesopotamia.

The country between the two rivers (Heb. 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 (Gen. 24:10; Deut. 23:4; Judg. 3:8, 10). In the Old Testament it is mentioned also under the name “Padan-aram;” i.e., the plain of Aram, or Syria (Gen. 25:20). The northern portion of this fertile plateau was the original home of the ancestors of the Hebrews (Gen. 11; Acts 7:2). From this region Isaac obtained his wife Rebecca (Gen. 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).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Mesopotamia.

Chushan-rishathaim 2Abraham 1Balaam 1Beor 1David 1Hanun 1

Near Mesopotamia.

All 7 verses that name Mesopotamia.

Genesis 1

  • Genesis 24:10And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

Deuteronomy 1

  • Deuteronomy 23:4Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

Judges 2

  • Judges 3:8Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.
  • Judges 3:10And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 19:6And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah.

Acts 2

  • Acts 2:9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
  • Acts 7:2And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

Questions about Mesopotamia.

Where is Mesopotamia in the Bible?

Mesopotamia 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 Mesopotamia named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Mesopotamia in 7 verses, in 5 books, from Genesis 24:10 to Acts 7:2.

Which people are named with Mesopotamia in the Bible?

The verses that name Mesopotamia also name Chushan-rishathaim, Abraham, Balaam, Beor, David and Hanun.

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