Aramean
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Ar·a·me·an
or Ar·a·mae·an (ăr'ə-mē'ən) 
adj.
Of or relating to Aram, its inhabitants, their language, or their culture.
n.
adj.
Of or relating to Aram, its inhabitants, their language, or their culture.
n.
- One of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century B.C.
- See Aramaic.
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Aramaean
A member of any people belonging to a confederacy of tribes that migrated from the Arabian Peninsula to the Fertile Crescent 15001200 . Among them were the biblical matriarchs Leah and Rachel, wives of Jacob. The Aramaic language and culture spread through international trade. They reached a cultural peak during the 9th8th centuries . By 500 , Aramaic had become the universal language of commerce, culture, and government throughout the Fertile Crescent and remained so through the time of Jesus and into the 7th century in some areas.
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