How to Pronounce Merom
Mare-OME
Merom is pronounced Mare-OME (ˈmiːrɑːm): two syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: MEE-rahm.
What does Merom mean?
Merom means “eminences; elevations”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Merom?
Height, a lake in Northern Palestine through which the Jordan flows. It was the scene of the third and last great victory gained by Joshua over the Canaanites (Josh. 11:5-7). It is not again mentioned in Scripture. Its modern name is Bakrat el-Huleh. “The Ard el-Huleh, the centre of which the lake occupies, is a nearly level plain of 16 miles in length from north to south, and its breadth from east to west is from 7 to 8 miles.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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