Etymology
Origin of Aramean
1825–35; < Latin Aramae ( us ) (< Greek aramaîos of Aram ) + -an
Example Sentences
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Seth Miller, who runs the popular Wandering Aramean blog agrees.
From Forbes • Jan. 19, 2015
From 953-586 B.C. the Golan Heights was both a buffer zone and a contested area for the ancient Kingdom of Israel and the Aramean Kingdom in Damascus.
From Time Magazine Archive
His object in leading his forces thither was to break the power of the Aramean tribes, with the Arabs and others who were in alliance with them.
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge
It was a magnificent result of very moderate labor,--Hittite friezes, Assyrian and Aramean inscriptions all in one little mound.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents by Lord, John
His biographers make him cite translations in the Aramean language.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
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