Atlas Biblica

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    Mesopotamia

    אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִםΜεσοποταμία

    Mesopotamia, the ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where Abraham lived before being called to Canaan (Genesis 24:10; Act.7.2) and where the Israelites were oppressed by Cushan-rishathaim (Judges 3:8, 10).

    Where the story of Mesopotamia happensWhere the gazetteer locates Mesopotamia, framed to them: Mesopotamia. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Mesopotamia
    Where the gazetteer locates Mesopotamia
    verses
    7
    first named
    Genesis 24:10
    last named
    Acts 7:2
    feature
    region

    Description

    Mesopotamia in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Mesopotamia, meaning "between the rivers," refers to the ancient region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in modern-day Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. It is first mentioned in the Bible as the place where Abraham lived before God called him to go to Canaan (Genesis 24:10; Act.7.2). During the time of the judges, the Israelites were oppressed by Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia, for eight years until Othniel, Caleb's younger brother, defeated him (Judges 3:8, 10). Mesopotamia was also the homeland of Balaam, the prophet hired by Balak, king of Moab, to curse Israel (Deu.23.4). In the New Testament, Mesopotamia is mentioned as one of the regions from which devout Jews had come to Jerusalem for the Feast of Pentecost (Act.2.9). Throughout history, Mesopotamia was home to many powerful civilizations, including the Sumerians, Assyrians, and Babylonians, who played significant roles in biblical history.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Stands in the same events as

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 7, across 5 books.

    1. Genesis1 verse

      24:10

    2. Deuteronomy1 verse

      23:4

    3. Judges2 verses

      3:83:10

    4. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      19:6

    5. Acts2 verses

      2:97:2

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one.

    via PethorSummoning of Balaam and Words Of BalakSummoning of Balaam and Words Of Balak is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.

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    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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