People of the Bible › Aram
Aram אֲרָם
Aram, a son of Shem and ancestor of the Aramean people.
Family
| Father | Shem |
|---|---|
| Children | Uz, Hul, Gether, Mash |
| Brothers and sisters | Arpachshad, Asshur, Elam, Lud |
Where Aram appears
Genesis (2), 1 Chronicles (2)
Key verses
- Genesis 10:22 first mention — The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
- Genesis 10:23 — And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
- 1 Chronicles 1:17 — The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
- 1 Chronicles 2:23 — And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.