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# Paddan Aram
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## Facts:
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Paddan Aram was the name of a region where Abraham’ s family lived before moving to the land of Canaan. It means “plain of Aram.”
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* When Abraham left Haran in Paddan Aram to travel to the land of Canaan, most of the rest of his family stayed behind in Haran.
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* Many years later, Abraham’ s servant went to Paddan Aram to find a wife for Isaac among his relatives there and found Rebekah, grand-daughter of Bethuel.
* Isaac and Rebekah’ s son Jacob also traveled to Paddan Aram and married two daughters of Rebekah’ s brother Laban who was living in Haran.
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* Aram, Paddan-Aram, and Aram-Nahariam were all part of the same region that is now where the modern-day country of Syria is located.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names ](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names ))
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(See also: [Abraham ](../names/abraham.md ), [Aram ](../names/aram.md ), [Bethuel ](../names/bethuel.md ), [Canaan ](../names/canaan.md ), [Haran ](../names/haran.md ), [Jacob ](../names/jacob.md ), [Laban ](../names/laban.md ), [Rebekah ](../names/rebekah.md ), [Syria ](../names/syria.md ))
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## Bible References:
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* [Genesis 28:2 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/28/02 )
* [Genesis 35:9 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/35/09 )
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* [Genesis 46:12-15 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/46/12 )
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’ s: H6307