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Aram

Syria and upper Mesopotamia · Old Testament · 81 verses

Aram was the land of the Aramean peoples covering much of modern Syria and reaching into upper Mesopotamia. The KJV commonly renders it Syria. The name appears in Genesis, Numbers, Judges and 13 more in the King James text.

About Aram

Aram was the land of the Aramean peoples covering much of modern Syria and reaching into upper Mesopotamia. The KJV commonly renders it Syria.

Its place in the story

Aram, with its capital at Damascus, was a frequent rival and sometimes ally of Israel. Aram appears in the table of nations as a son of Shem. Its kings, including Ben-hadad and Hazael, fought many wars with the northern kingdom.

Aram in Scripture (KJV)

“The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.”
Genesis 10:22 (KJV)
“And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.”
Genesis 10:23 (KJV)
“Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,”
Genesis 22:21 (KJV)
“And 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.”
Numbers 23:7 (KJV)
“And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.”
Judges 10:6 (KJV)
“Then 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 8:6 (KJV)
“Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.”
2 Samuel 8:12 (KJV)
“For 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.”
2 Samuel 15:8 (KJV)

Aram is named 81 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

The Aramean nation, both foe and neighbor to Israel, is woven into the history that God directed toward the coming of the Savior.

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Where is Aram in the Bible?

Aram was the land of the Aramean peoples covering much of modern Syria and reaching into upper Mesopotamia. The KJV commonly renders it Syria. The name appears in Genesis, Numbers, Judges and 13 more in the King James text.

What happened at Aram?

Aram, with its capital at Damascus, was a frequent rival and sometimes ally of Israel. Aram appears in the table of nations as a son of Shem. Its kings, including Ben-hadad and Hazael, fought many wars with the northern kingdom.

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