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Aram

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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The son of Shem (Genesis 10:22 ); according to Genesis 22:21 , a grandson of Nahor. In Matthew 1:3,4 , and Luke 3:33 , this word is the Greek form of Ram, the father of Amminadab (1 Chronicles 2:10 ).

The word means high, or highlands, and as the name of a country denotes that elevated region extending from the northeast of Palestine to the Euphrates. It corresponded generally with the Syria and Mesopotamia of the Greeks and Romans. In Genesis 25:20; 31:20,24; Deuteronomy 26:5 , the word "Syrian" is properly "Aramean" (RSV, marg.). Damascus became at length the capital of the several smaller kingdoms comprehended under the designation "Aram" or "Syria."

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Aram'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​a/aram.html. 1897.
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