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mērōm מֵרוֹם ‘Merom’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: formed like mārōm מָרוֹם ‘height’
Roots: מרום

mērōm pr n loc
Merom = "high place"
1) the lake in northern Canaan at which Joshua routed the northern confederacy headed by Jabin
 1a) site uncertain; probably the lake formed by the Jordan river about 10 miles (16 km) north of the Sea of Galilee

Mentioned in Joshua 11:5, 11:7

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