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# Aram, Aramean, Aramaic, Aram of Damascus
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## Definition:
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“Aram” was the name of two men in the Old Testament. It was also the name of a region northeast of Canaan, where modern-day Syria is located.
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* The people living in Aram became known as “Arameans” and spoke “Aramaic.” Jesus and other Jews of his time also spoke Aramaic.
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* One of Shem’s sons was named Aram. Another man named Aram was a cousin of Rebekah. It is probable that the region of Aram was named after one of these two men.
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* Aram later became known by the Greek name “Syria.”
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* The term “Paddan Aram” means “plain of Aram” and this plain was located in the northern part of Aram.
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* Some of Abraham’s relatives lived in the city of Haran, which was located in “Paddan Aram.”
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* In the Old Testament, sometimes the terms “Aram” and “Paddan Aram” refer to the same region.
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* The term “Aram Naharaim” may mean “Aram of Two Rivers.” This region was located in the northern part of Mesopotamia and was to the east of “Paddan Aram.”
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [Mesopotamia](../names/mesopotamia.md), [Paddan Aram](../names/paddanaram.md), [Rebekah](../names/rebekah.md), [Shem](../names/shem.md), [Syria](../names/syria.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [1 Chronicles 1:17-19](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/01/17)
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* [2 Samuel 8:6](rc://en/tn/help/2sa/08/06)
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* [Amos 1:5](rc://en/tn/help/amo/01/5)
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* [Ezekiel 27:16](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/27/16)
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* [Genesis 31:19-21](rc://en/tn/help/gen/31/19)
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* [Hosea 12:12](rc://en/tn/help/hos/12/12)
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* [Psalm 60:1](rc://en/tn/help/psa/060/1)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H130, H726, H758, H761, H762, H763, H1834, H7421
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