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Aram-Naharaim (אֲרָם נַהֲרַיִם, aram naharayim). A region between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
Aram-Naharaim may be translated into English as “Aram of the rivers” or more dynamically, “Aram, the land between two rivers.” In some English translations, it is rendered “Mesopotamia,” which is a transliteration of the Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamia), found in the Septuagint (e.g., Gen 24:10 ESV, NASB). It is also called the “field of Aram” (Hos 12:12). It was the region to which Abraham sent his servant to find a wife for Isaac (Gen 24:4, 10), the home of Balaam, son of Beor (Deut 23:5), the dominion of Cushan-Rishathaim (Judg 3:8), and one place from which the Ammonites hired mercenaries to fight against King David (1 Chr 19:6).
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