Merathaim

Merathaim is a biblical term found in Jeremiah[1] meaning two things: double bitterness and double rebellion. Some scholars hold the idea that the dual expression is merely the intensity of the Lord while others say that it is an actual place[2] because of the context: Attack the land of Merathaim.

According to J. Andrew Dearman, the term "Merathaim" is a sarcastic pun used as a reference to Babylon.[3]

References
  1. Jeremiah 50:21, NIV.
  2. Douglas, J.D.; Hillyer, Norman; Bruce, F.F.; Guthrie, Donald; Millard, A.R.; Wiseman, D.J. (Eds.). The Illustrated Bible Dictionary Volume 2, page 982. Inter-Varsity, 1980. ISBN 0851106285
  3. J. Andrew Dearman (11 October 2011). Jeremiah, Lamentations. Zondervan. p. 410. ISBN 978-0-310-87283-2.


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