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| | Hexapedia - Arameans |
 | | Modern Arameans, also known as Syriacs, are mostly Christians. | | | Modern Arameans/Syriacs are the original Syrians, but because of the large present Arab population, the term Syriacs is used to refer to the Aramaic-speaking people. | | | The Arameans or Aramaeans (also called Syriacs) were a Semitic, nomadic people who dwelt in Aram-Naharaim or "Aram of the two rivers," also known as Mesopotamia a region including modern Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and parts of Iran that is mentioned six times in the Hebrew Bible. |
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http://www.hexafind.com/encyclopedia/Aramean
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| | Aram-naharaim (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net |
| | 12:12, NRSV) i.e., the open country of Aram; in the King James Bible, "country of Syria." Padan-aram was a portion of this country. | | | 60, title); called also the "land of Aram" (Hos. |
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http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/aram-naharaim.html
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| | JewishEncyclopedia.com - ARAM-NAHARAIM |
| | Aram-Naharaim, literally, "Aram of the two rivers," suggested to the ancients the region between the Euphrates and the Tigris; to some moderns, that between the Euphrates and Chaboras (Ḥabur) (see Kiepert, "Lehrbuch der Alten Geographie," p. |
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http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1701&letter=A
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| | Padan-aram - Columbia Encyclopedia article about Padan-aram |
| | Padan-aram (pā`dən-ā`răm), in the Bible, that part of Aram Aram (ā`răm), ancient country and people centered in Damascus in S Syria between the 11th and 8th cent. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | B.C. The Bible records constant contacts between the Hebrews and Aram. |
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http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Padan-aram
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