Old Testament
Aram
The son of Shem and progenitor of the Aramean people, appearing in the Table of Nations.
Aram is the fifth son of Shem, son of Noah, and is identified in Genesis 10 as the ancestor of the Aramean people. His descendants settled in the region of Mesopotamia, which became known as Aram. The name also appears in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles, linking his lineage to the broader history of the nations following the flood.
In the text
- Verses
- 6
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 10:22
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 7:34
Where Aram appears
6 verses · 5 chaptersIn the same books
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
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