Aramaeans

Harran, also known as Carrhae, is an archeological site in present day southeastern Turkey, 24 miles (39 kilometers) southeast of Sanli Urfa. In its prime, it controlled the point where the road from Damascus joins the highway between Nineveh and Carchemish. This location gave Harran strategic value from an early date. It is frequently mentioned in Assyrian inscriptions as early as the time of Tiglath-Pileser I, about 1100 BC, under the name Harranu, or "Road"( Akkadian harrānu, road, path, journey ). After the Shupiluliuma- Shattiwazza treaty, Harran was burned by a Hittite army under Piyashshili in the course of the conquest of Hanilgalbat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harran"

Hazael ( Hebrew Hazael, meaning " God has seen") was a court official and later an Aramean king who appeared in the Bible. He was first referred to by name in 1 Kings 19 when God told the prophet Elijah to anoint him king over Syria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hazael"

This article deals with the History of Syria, and the nations previously occupying its territory. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Syria"

(Isara) An Aramaean goddess of oaths and law. She was also worshipped by the Hittites. ...more on Wikipedia about "Isara"

Karkar is an archaeological site in northwestern Syria. It was the site of one of the most important battles of the ancient world, the battle of Karkar, fought in 853 BC when the army of Assyria, led by king Shalmaneser III, encountered an allied army of 11 kings at Karkar led by Hadadezer of Damascus. It is situated in the fertile Orontes Valley. The site of Karkar has been excavated for some years by Dr. Rudolph Dornemann on behalf of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Dr. Dornemann has excavated the impressive defenses of the Iron Age city, with exposures revealing the earlier towns, of the Middle and Early Bronze Age. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karkar"

Laban (לָבָן "White", Standard Hebrew Lavan, Tiberian Hebrew Lāḇān) is the son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah and the father of Leah and Rachel as described in the Book of Genesis. As such he is brother-in-law to Isaac and twice the father-in-law to Jacob. ...more on Wikipedia about "Laban (Bible)"

Leah (לֵאָה "Weary; tired", Standard Hebrew Leʼa, Tiberian Hebrew Lēʼāh) is the first wife of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob and mother of six of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, described in the Book of Genesis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Leah"

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Maacah has many biblical references: ...more on Wikipedia about "Maacah"

Malichus II ruled Nabatea from 40 AD to 70. ...more on Wikipedia about "Malichus II"

(Marada) *Phares, Walid. Lebanese Christian Nationalism: The Rise and Fall of an Ethnic Resistance. Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1995. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marada"

The Mardaites are an Aramaic-speaking people, inhabiting the highland regions of southern Anatolia, Isauria, Syria, and Lebanon. The Mardaites were Maronite Christians and staunch supporters of the Council of Chalcedon. Their ethnic origins, however, are unknown. Some say they were Persian Zoroastrians who were converted to Christianity, others claim Armenian heritage. However, most agree that they were Syriac- Aramaeans who followed their Aramaic-speaking cousins of Mount Lebanon and became Maronites. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mardaites"

Maronites (Marunoye ܡܪܘܢܝܐܶ; in Syriac, Mâruniyya مارونية in Arabic) are members of an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope of Rome. Their heritage reaches back to St. Maron in the early 5th century. The first Maronite patriarch, St. John Maron, was appointed in the late 7th century. Today they are one of the main religious groups in Lebanon. They are Arabic-speaking Christians with their ethnicity, like most Lebanese, being a mix of Phoenician, Aramaean, and Greek, with some European roots stemming from the Crusades. The Arab identity of the Maronites is accepted by some and rejected by others. It is a fact, however, that many Maronites played a role in the Arab nationalist renaissance of the early 20th Century. Presently, though, many reject the Arab identity and prefer to be identified simply as Lebanese. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maronite"

Mitanni or Mittani (in Assyrian sources Hanilgalbat, Khanigalbat) was a kingdom in northern Syria during the later 2nd millennium BCE. The name was later used as a geographical term for the area between the Khabur and Euphrates rivers in Neo-Assyrian times. Mitanni is thought to have been a feudal state led by a warrior nobility of partly Indo-Aryan descent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mitanni"

The Nabataeans were a trading people of ancient Arabia, whose oasis settlements in the time of Josephus gave the name of Nabatene to the borderland between Syria and Arabia, from the Euphrates to the Red Sea. Their loosely-controlled trading network, which centered on strings of oases and the routes that linked them, had no securely defined boundaries in the surrounding desert. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nabataeans" There's a bit of http://www.shortopedia.com in all of us.

Nahor (נָחוֹר) is the name of two persons in the Old Testament: ...more on Wikipedia about "Nahor"

Padan-aram, Paddan-aram, Padan, or Paddan, in the Hebrew Bible, refers to the plain or field of Aram-Naharaim, or the plain of the highlands, that part of Aram that lay in the Euphrates River valley. The name thus may correspond to the Hebrew “sedeh Aram,” or “field of Aram.” ( Rashi to Gen. 25:20 ; e.g., Hos. 12:13. ) ...more on Wikipedia about "Padan-aram"

Palmyra was in the ancient times an important city of central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 120 km southwest of the Euphrates. It has long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert and was known as the Bride of the Desert. The Greek name for the city, Palmyra (Παλμυρα), is a translation of its original Aramaic name, Tadmor, which means 'palm tree'. Tadmor (in Arabic تدمر) is today the name of a small city next to the ruins, heavily dependent on tourism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Palmyra"

Rachel (רָחֵל "Ewe", also "innocence and gentility of a lamb" and may mean "Lamb of God". Standard Hebrew Raḥel, Tiberian Hebrew Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl) is the second and favorite wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin, first mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. She is the daughter of Laban and the younger sister of Leah, Jacob's first wife. Jacob was her first cousin, as Jacob's mother Rebekah was Laban's sister. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rachel"

Shamash or Sama, was the common Akkadian name of the sun-god in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shamash"

Tel Dan ("Dan's Hill," תל דן in Hebrew) is an area in upper Galilee in Northern Israel; fed by melt water from the snows of mount Hermon, it is well watered by streams and covered with lush vegetation that seems out of place amidst its arid surroundings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tel Dan"

Tell Halaf is an archaeological site in the Al Hasakah governorate of northeastern Syria, near the Turkish border. It was the first find of a Neolithic culture, subsequently dubbed the Halafian culture, characterized by glazed pottery painted with geometric and animal designs. The site dates back to the 6th millennium BCE and was later the location of the Aramaean city-state of Guzana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tell Halaf"

Zincirli (also Zinjirli, Zenjirli, Senjirli; Turkish: Zincirli Höyük) is an archaeological site at the location of the ancient Hittite city of Sam'al. It is located in the Anti-Taurus Mountains of south-central Turkey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Zincirli"

Zobah or Aram-Zobah was the capital of an early Aramean state in southern Syria, at one time of considerable importance. In I Samuel xiv. 47, its king is supposed to have fought with Saul, has hitherto been unconfirmed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Zobah"

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