# 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.
 

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

## Bible References: ##

* [Genesis 28:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/28/01)
* [Genesis 35:9-10](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/35/09)
* [Genesis 46:12-15](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/46/12)