How to Pronounce Mesopotamia
mehs-o-po-TAY-mih-uh
Mesopotamia is pronounced mehs-o-po-TAY-mih-uh (ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmiə): six syllables, stress on the fourth. Also heard: Meh-so-poh-TAY-mee-ah, MES-uh-puh-TAY-mee-uh.
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Mesopotamia means “between two rivers”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was 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).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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