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An Aramaean is a member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic, pastoralist people who lived in upper Mesopotamia during the late Bronze Age and Iron Age.
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An Aramaean is a member of an ancient Semitic people who spoke the Aramaic language and inhabited a region in present-day Syria, Iraq, and Turkey. They had a significant influence on the development of languages and cultures in the Middle East.
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What nationality was Job in the Bible?
The Bible says in Job 1:1 that he was a man from the land of "Uz". Uz, or Hus, is usually associated with the land of Aram and the Aramaeans. Job may have been an Aramaean since he lived in that land.
If its extinct then why do Assyrians around the world speak the assyrian language?
The Assyrian language as you call it does not exist. The Ancient Assyrians are extinct and the language they spoke was Akkadian. The people that call themselves Assyrian today are actually of Aramean heritage and the language they all speak is forms of Aramaean/Aramaic and nothing else.
Was Jesus an Aramaean?
Aram was the ancient city now known as Damascus, and Aramaeans were its inhabitants. Aramaic was the language of Aram, which was wisely chosen by by the Persians as the common language of their new empire. Aram had already been a great military and trading power, so the language was already well known in parts of the empire. And being a Semitic language, very similar, for example, to Hebrew, it would be easy for much of the empire to adopt. First of all the fact that Jesus would have spoken Aramaic would not make him an Aramaean. After Alexander defeated the Persians, most of the Near East adopted Greek as their common language, but the Jews perversely stayed with Aramaic. So all Palestinian Jews spoke Aramaic, whether they lived in Galilee or Judea. The majority of Galilean Jews were not true ethnic Jews, in that they were not immigrants from Judea in the south. Rather, they were forcibly converted to Judaism in the second century BCE by the Maccabeans. Before this, they were pagans, much like their neighbours in the region, including the Aramaeans. If Jesus was a Galilean, it is logically possible, with fluid borders, that he was descended from Aramaeans.
Is Rimmon the name of a demon?
Rimmon is not typically associated with being a demon in most religious or mythological traditions. In some cultural contexts, Rimmon may be referenced as a figure or entity with specific attributes or roles, but it is not commonly depicted as a demon.
What were the Syrian kings and their Jewish neighbors like?
In early biblical times, it is not really possible to talk of either Syrians or Jews, although of course modern Syrians and Jews are the direct descendants of the people of those times. The people of what is now known as Syria were the Aramaeans, a West Semitic people who gradually evolved the Aramaic language. There was no territorial state of the Aramaeans, but a network of somewhat aligned city-states, the most powerful of which was Damascus. The Israelites were also ethnically West Semitic people, not much different from the coastal Canaanites and the Aramaeans. Israel was not unique but nevertheless somewhat unusual in occupying a territorial kingdom, whose principal capital city was Samaria. And to the south was the smaller enclave of Judah, based on the city of Jerusalem. The kings of Israel and Judah enjoyed sovereignity over far larger territories than did the Aramaean kings, but this was mountainous, rural territory, not necessarily conducive to great wealth. While the Bible would have Solomon as a king who enjoyed fabulous wealth that would have been envied by the king of Damascus, arcaheologists say that the Judah of the tenth century BCE was really just a small, sparsely populated and relatively impoverished rural backwater. The kings of Damascus and Israel were sometimes allies and sometimes opponents, just as Israel and Judah were sometimes opponents, with Israel even invading Judah at certain times in history. The closeness of the relationship between the Aramaean states and Israel is demonstrated by the similarity or the Aramaic and Hebrew languages. They clearly shared a common ancestry and a shared culture and even religion. While the Bible, written in Judah centuries later, would have the Israelite kings as backsliders who were frequently being warned by prophets to worship Yahweh to the exclusion of other, foreign gods, the facts are different. The northern kingdom of Israel was always in its history polytheistic. The kings of Israel and of Damascus had much in common, and this included, to a large extent, common religious beliefs. Judah was similarly polytheistic until the religious reforms under King Josiah.
Where is aramaic spoken?
Modern Aramaic that is spoken today, known as Neo-Aramaic, represents a number of Aramaic languages that have splintered off and evolved separately in small alcoves and villages throughout the Middle East.The largest cluster of dialects still spoken are known as North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic (NENA) and are found in Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Iran. (See the NENA Database Project in the links below.) The most prominent dialect among NENA is Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.Other Aramaic languages outside of NENA that survive to this day also include Turoyo (in eastern Turkey and north-eastern Syria), Ma'loula (in the villages of Ma'loula, Bakh'a and Jub'addin in south-western Syria), and Neo-Mandiac (spoken in the villages of Ahvaz and Khorramshahr).There is also a large Aramaean diaspora in the United States, Sweden, and other countries in Europe due to persecution.Other "liturgical" dialects of Aramaic also survive to this day, but are primarily used for religious purposes, such as Classical Syriac (Syriac Orthodox Church), Samaritan Aramaic (modern Samaritans), several Jewish Aramaic dialects, and others and these languages can be found wherever their religious communities now live throughout the world.
When was the Iron Age?
the iron age was between BC 700 and AD 300Classically, the Iron Age is taken to begin in the 12th century BC Bronze Age collapse in the ancient Near East, ancient India (with the post-Rigvedic Vedic civilization), ancient Iran, and ancient Greece (with the Greek Dark Ages).Iron use, in smelting and forging for tools, also appears in West Africa by 1200 BC.In other regions of Europe, the Iron Age began in the 8th century BC in Central Europe and the 6th century BC in Northern Europe.The Near Eastern Iron Age is divided into two subsections, Iron I and Iron II. Iron I (1200-1000 BC) illustrates both continuity and discontinuity with the previous Late Bronze Age. There is no definitive cultural break between the thirteenth and twelfth century throughout the entire region, although certain new features in the hill country, Transjordan and coastal region may suggest the appearance of the Aramaean and Sea People groups. There is evidence, however, that shows strong continuity with Bronze Age culture, although as one moves later into Iron I the culture begins to diverge more significantly from that of the late second millennium.The Iron Age is usually said to end in the Mediterranean with the onset of historical tradition during Hellenism and the Roman Empire, in India with the onset of Buddhism and Jainism, in China with the onset of Confucianism, and in Northern Europe with the early Middle Ages
Who is the greatest Assyrian emperor?
Tiglath-Pileser I was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian Period (1114 -- 1076 BC). According to Georges Roux, who is a French artist and book illustrator, Tiglath-Pileser was, "one of the two or three great Assyrian monarchs since the days of Shamshi-Adad I".Tiglath-Pileser I was the son of Ashur-resh-ishi I (reigned from 1133 to 1115 BC). Tiglath-Pileser had succeeded his father in 1115 BC, and became the greatest Assyrian Emperor.His first campaign was against the Mushki who had occupied certain Assyrian districts in the Upper Euphrates; then he overran the Kingdom of Commagene and eastern Cappadocia, and drove the Hittites from the Assyrian province of Subarti, northeast of Malatya.In a subsequent campaign, the Assyrian forces penetrated into the mountains south of Lake Van and then turned westward to receive the submission of Malatya. In his fifth year, Tiglath-Pileser attacked Comana in Cappadocia, and placed a record of his victories engraved on copper plates in a fortress he built to secure his Cilician conquests.The Aramaeans of northern Syria were the next targets of the Assyrian king, who made his way as far as the sources of the Tigris. The control of the high road to the Mediterranean was secured by the possession of the Hittite town of Pethor at the junction between the Euphrates and Sajur; thence he proceeded to Gubal (Byblos), Sidon, and finally to Arvad where he embarked onto a ship to sail the Mediterranean, on which he killed a nahiru or "seahorse" (which A. Leo Oppenheim, one of the most distinguished Assyriologists, translates as a narwhal) in the sea. He was passionately fond of the chase and was also a great builder. The general view is that the restoration of the temple of the gods Ashur and Hadad at Assyrian capital of Assur was one of his initiatives.The latter part of his reign seems to have been a period of retrenchment, as Aramaean tribesmen put pressure on his realm. He died in 1076 BC and was succeeded by his son Asharid-apal-Ekur. The later kings Ashur-bel-kala and Shamshi-Adad IV were also his sons.
Are Israelites Arab?
Canaanite was the biblical name for the West Semitic people of the Levant. Arabs originated in the Arabian Peninsula. Arabs didn't invade Palestine until later in the Common Era.Answer 2Your question has a problem in tense. It should be "Werethe Canaanites Arabs," or "Did the Canaanites become Arabs." Canaanites are no longer identifiable today in any manner.The Torah speaks of three branches of post-Flood mankind: Yefet (Jafeth), Ham, and Shem (the three sons of Noah; Genesis ch.10).The children of Yefet are (broadly speaking) the Europeans (Caucasians).The children of Ham include the ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Nubians, Bantu (and sub-Saharan Africans in general), and many others.The children of Shem include the ancient Assyrians, Elamites, Arameans, Lyddians, and other Semitic peoples. One group of Semites gave rise to the Arabs, Hebrews, Moabites, Ammonites, Edumeans and others.Therefore, Arabs are not/were not Canaanites.
Who in the Bible inherited the sickness of another?
This person was Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the prophet:-2Ki 4:11 One day Elisha came for a visit; he went into the upper room and rested.2Ki 4:12 He told his servant Gehazi....[NET Bible]Naaman came to Elisha to be healed of leprosy:-2Ki 5:1 Now Naaman, chief of the army of the king of Aram [Syria], was a man of high position with his master, and greatly respected, because by him the Lord had given salvation to Aram; but he was a leper.Naaman was told if he washed in the Jordan River seven times he would be healed of his leprosy:-2Ki 5:10 And Elisha sent a servant to him[Gehazi], saying, Go to Jordan, and after washing seven times in its waters your flesh will be well again and you will be clean.2Ki 5:14 Then he went down seven times into the waters of Jordan, as the man of God had said; and his flesh became like the flesh of a little child again, and he was clean.Naaman tried to give something to Elisha, but he refused to take anything :-2Ki 5:15 Then he went back to the man of God[Elisha], with all his train, and, taking his place before him, said, Now I am certain that there is no God in all the earth, but only in Israel: now then, take an offering from me.2Ki 5:16 But he [Elisha] said, By the life of the Lord whose servant I am, I will take nothing from you. And he [Naaman] did his best to make him take it but he would not.However, if Elisha didn't want anything then Gehazi certainly did: he wanted a reward and reasoned that since Naaman was offering it anyway then he would be a fool not to take it and no-one would be the wiser:-2Ki 5:20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him.2Ki 5:21 So Gehazi went after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he got down from his carriage and went back to him and said, Is all well?2Ki 5:22 And he said, All is well: but my master has sent me, saying [this was a a bald-faced lie - Elisha had not said anything at all], Even now, two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim; will you give me a talent of silver and two changes of clothing for them?2Ki 5:23 And Naaman said, Be good enough to take two talents. And forcing him to take them, he put two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and gave them to his two servants to take before him.2Ki 5:24 When he [Gehazi] came to the hill, he took them from their hands, and put them away in the house; and he sent the men away, and they went.Gehazi thought he had gotten away with all this without anyone knowing, because he had sneaked out while no-one was looking, and no-body would be able to prove anything. Then Elisha asked him where he'd been2Ki 5:25 Then he [Gehazi] came in and took his place before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where have you come from, Gehazi? And he [Gehazi] said, Your servant went nowhere. [another lie.]Gehazi would have thought "How did he even know I was out?":-2Ki 5:26 Elisha replied, "I was there in spirit when a man turned and got down from his chariot to meet you. This is not the proper time to accept silver or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, and male and female servants.[NET Bible]Gehazi's punishment was that he would certainly receive a reward, but not the sort he was wanting: he was to receive Naaman's leprosy instead:-2Ki 5:27 Because of what you have done, the disease of Naaman the leper will take you in its grip, and your seed after you, for ever. And he went out from before him a leper as white as snow.So, Gehazi inherited the leprosy of. Naaman: but why was this done? It must be understood that the nations of Israel and Syria were enemies, and normally didn't want to have anything to do with each other. However, Naaman was desperate enough to try anything- even to go to his nation's enemies for healing - to get rid of his leprosy and to be clean again. Just as a person with leprosy is physically-unclean and contagious and so excluded from contact with non-lepers to avoid contaminating them, so a person with the disease of spiritual leprosy is thus full of sin and must be isolated from others to prevent his sin spreading among clean people.After being healed of his leprosy and being made clean , or free from sin in the spiritual sense, Naaman was determined that he, personally, would never again become unclean by disobeying the True God who had healed him and return to the worship of false gods, or idols, again: Naaman wanted to flee sin and have nothing furthur to do with it:-2Ki 5:17 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.2Ki 5:18 In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master [the king of Syria] goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.2Ki 5:19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.In contrast, Gehazi did not have leprosy to start with and was thus seen by God as clean, or without sin. However, he wanted the gifts and rewards that the (unclean) Naaman had, and he therefore turned his back on the Lord to satisfy his desire to knowingly sin. Unlike Naaman, Gehazi was prepared to accommodate sin in his life and to meet it half-way, so God gave Gehazi both what he wanted (the gifts) and what he didn't want (the uncleanness, or leprosy) that brought it all about. Once he knew the right to follow, Naaman didn't want to sin again, but Gehazi wanted the benefits of sin without the consequences: there is no such thing as a 'secret' sin - God always knows, and there are always consequences
