# Paddan Aram #

## Facts: ##

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."

* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
 

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

(See also: [[../other/abraham.md]], [[../other/aram.md]], [[../other/bethuel.md]], [[../other/canaan.md]], [[../other/haran.md]], [[../other/jacob.md]], [[../other/laban.md]], [[../other/rebekah.md]], [[../other/syria.md]])

## Bible References: ##

* [Genesis 28:1-2](en/tn/gen/help/28/01)
* [Genesis 35:9-10](en/tn/gen/help/35/09)
* [Genesis 46:12-15](en/tn/gen/help/46/12)