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Aram in the Bible.

Aram is a region in the Bible, its middle about 217 km (135 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 5 verses, from Numbers 23:7 to Hosea 12:12.

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About Aram.

The son of Shem (Gen. 10:22); according to Gen. 22:21, a grandson of Nahor. In Matt. 1:3, 4, and Luke 3:33, this word is the Greek form of Ram, the father of Amminadab (1 Chr. 2:10).

The word means high, or highlands, and as the name of a country denotes that elevated region extending from the northeast of Palestine to the Euphrates. It corresponded generally with the Syria and Mesopotamia of the Greeks and Romans. In Gen. 25:20; 31:20, 24; Deut. 26:5, the word “Syrian” is properly “Aramean” (R.V., marg.). Damascus became at length the capital of the several smaller kingdoms comprehended under the designation “Aram” or “Syria.”

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Aram.

Jacob 2Balak 1David 1Gilead 1Machir 1

Near Aram.

All 5 verses that name Aram.

Numbers 1

  • Numbers 23:7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

2 Samuel 2

  • 2 Samuel 8:6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
  • 2 Samuel 15:8For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 2:23And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

Hosea 1

  • Hosea 12:12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

Questions about Aram.

Where is Aram in the Bible?

Aram is a region its middle about 217 km (135 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Aram named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Aram in 5 verses, in 4 books, from Numbers 23:7 to Hosea 12:12.

Which people are named with Aram in the Bible?

The verses that name Aram also name Jacob, Balak, David, Gilead and Machir.

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