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Bethnahrin - Definition and Overview

Bethnahrin is the Aramaic word for Mesopotamia (a Greek word), which is the land between the rivers Frot and Deqlath (Euphrates and Tigris). The indigenous inhabitants of northern Bethnahrin are the Arameans/Assyrians (both of which spoke, and sometimes still speak, Syriac).

See also: Assyria

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