Aram, the ancient Kingdom based in Syria had a tumultuous
relationship with Judah. During the United-Kingdom of Israel
period, Aram was a subordinate vassal of Davidic and Solomonic
Israel. With the fall of the United Kingdom and the independence of
Israel and Judah, Aram became an ascendant power. Most conflict
occurred between Aram and the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Aram and
Judah had decent relations, but Judah could not help but sympathize
with their kinsmen's plight in the north. Eventually, Aram, Israel,
and Judah were all conquered by Assyria (based out of modern day
Iraq). Judean culture and religion survived, but the other two
cultures, among many others, were lost to history.