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Aramaean
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Ar·a·mae·an  (r-mn)
adj. & n.
Variant of Aramean.
Aramaean, Aramean [ˌærəˈmiːən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Aram (the biblical name for ancient Syria)
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Aram
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Noun1.Aramaean - a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC
Aramean
Semite - a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
Adj.1.Aramaean - of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language
Aramean
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37) What would seem to work against this answer is Laban, who would have had to marry in for his daughters to be acceptable as wives for Jacob, yet he and his father are described as Aramaeans, not Hebrews.
Ivri: naming ourselves by Engelmayer, Shammai / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
At the same time many Persians and persianized Aramaeans received positions as 'secretaries' or civil servants.
Religious inquisition as social policy: the persecution of the ... by Ibrahim, Mahmood / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
 
 
 
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