Paddan-aram
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Paddan-aram is an ancient region in northern Mesopotamia, often associated with the Arameans and prominently mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the homeland of the patriarchs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paddan-aram canonical | 7 |
| Paddan Aram | 1 |
| Paddan-aram of Aram | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient region
ⓘ
biblical location ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Paddan
ⓘ
Paddan-aram ⓘ
surface form:
Paddan-aram of Aram
|
| alsoTransliteratedAs |
Paddan-aram
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Paddan Aram
|
| appearsInText |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Book of Hosea ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Arameans ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Arameans
ⓘ
patriarchs ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| biblicalFigureAssociated |
Abraham
ⓘ
Isaac ⓘ Jacob ⓘ Laban ⓘ Leah ⓘ Rachel ⓘ Rebekah ⓘ |
| culture | Aramean culture ⓘ |
| describedAs | homeland of the patriarchs ⓘ |
| etymologySuggestedMeaning |
field of Aram
ⓘ
plain of Aram ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Mesopotamia
Aramean regions ⓘ Hebrew Bible places ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| modernApproximateLocation |
Upper Mesopotamia
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Euphrates region
area of modern southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| partOf | Aram-naharaim ⓘ |
| primarySourceLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| regionType |
agricultural region
ⓘ
pastoral region ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aram-naharaim
ⓘ
Haran ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | ancestral homeland in biblical tradition ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
place where Abraham’s relatives lived
ⓘ
place where Jacob fled from Canaan ⓘ place where Jacob married Leah and Rachel ⓘ place where Rebekah came from ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | exact geographical boundaries are uncertain ⓘ |
| significance | important setting in patriarchal narratives ⓘ |
| sourceType | ancient Near Eastern tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paddan Aram
this entity surface form:
Paddan-aram of Aram