# Aram, Aramean, Aramaic #

## Definition: ##

"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.

* The people living in Aram became known as "Arameans" and spoke "Aramaic." Jesus and other Jews of his time also spoke Aramaic.
* 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.
* Aram later became known by the Greek name "Syria."
* The term "Paddan Aram" means "plain of Aram" and this plain was located in the northern part of Aram.
* Some of Abraham's relatives lived in the city of Haran, which was located in "Paddan Aram."
* In the Old Testament, sometimes the terms "Aram" and "Paddan Aram" refer to the same region.
* 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."

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [Mesopotamia](../other/mesopotamia.md), [Paddan Aram](../other/paddanaram.md), [Rebekah](../other/rebekah.md), [Shem](../other/shem.md), [Syria](../other/syria.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Chronicles 01:17-19](en/tn/1ch/help/01/17)
* [2 Samuel 08:5-6](en/tn/2sa/help/08/05)
* [Amos 01:5](en/tn/amo/help/01/05)
* [Ezekiel 27:16-18](en/tn/ezk/help/27/16)
* [Genesis 31:19-21](en/tn/gen/help/31/19)
* [Hosea 12:11-12](en/tn/hos/help/12/11)
* [Psalm 060:1](en/tn/psa/help/60/01)