Aramean
71OMRI — (Heb. עָמְרִי), king of Israel (c. 882–871 B.C.E., I Kings 16:16–28), contemporary of King Asa of Judah. Omri s father s name is not mentioned in sources. According to II Kings 16:23, Omri reigned over the Kingdom of Israel for 12 years, six of… …
72PADDAN-ARAM — (Heb. פַּדַּן אֲרָם), place mentioned only in Genesis and prominently associated with the lives of the Patriarchs. Paddan Aram seems to have been either identical with, or included within, the area of Aram Naharaim and is described by Abraham as… …
73PATRIARCHS, THE — PATRIARCHS, THE, the founding fathers of the people of Israel, abraham , isaac , and jacob . History and Use of the Term IV Maccabees 7:19 refers to our patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but the same work (16:25) also speaks of, Abraham and… …
74REBEKAH — (Heb. רִבְקָה), wife of isaac , daughter of Bethuel, and granddaughter of Nahor, a brother of abraham (Gen. 22:23; 24:15, 24, 47). Rebekah is also described as the sister of Laban (24:29, 50; 25:20). When Abraham sought a wife for his son he sent …
75SOLOMON — (Heb. שְׁלֹמֹה; tenth century B.C.E.), son of david , king of Israel. Born of Bath Sheba, Solomon was so named by David (II Sam. 12:24; according to the keri, Targ. Jon., and according to the Pesh., by his mother), while Nathan called him… …
76WRITING — (Scripts, Materials, and Inscriptions). SCRIPTS AND MATERIALS General Survey From the end of the third millennium B.C.E., the art of writing was practiced in the ancient Near East (see alphabet ). Here, the pictographic, cuneiform, and… …
77Aramaean — Ar a*m[ae]an, Aramean Ar a*me an, a. [L. Aramaeus, Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Ar[=a]m, i. e. Highland, a name given to Syria and Mesopotamia.] Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to their language; Aramaic. n. A native of Aram. [1913 Webster] …
78Aramaean — also Aramean noun Etymology: Latin Aramaeus, from Greek Aramaios, from Hebrew ‘Ărām Aramaic, ancient name for Syria Date: 1839 1. Aramaic 2. a member of a Semitic people of the second millennium B.C. in Syria and Upper Mesopotamia • Aramaean …
79Aramaic language — Not to be confused with the Amharic language. For the people, see Aramaeans. Aramaic Arāmît Pronunciation [arɑmiθ], [arɑmit], [ɑrɑmɑjɑ], [ɔrɔmɔjɔ] Spoken in Ir …
80Chaldea — For the asteroid, see 313 Chaldaea. For other uses, see Chaldean (disambiguation). Ancient Mesopotamia Euphrates · Tigris Sumer Eridu · …
