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Patriarch
[Bible]The patriarchs are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the founding ancestors of the people of Israel, together with Jacob's twelve sons. Their story is told in Genesis 12–50.
Jokshan
[People]Jokshan was the second of the six sons born to Abraham by Keturah and the father of Sheba and Dedan. His name appears only in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles.
Rezon
[People]Rezon was an Aramean who, in the time of David, fled from Hadadezer king of Zobah, gathered a band of men, became king in Damascus, and was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon (1 Kings 11:23-25).
Abba
[Bible]Abba is an Aramaic word meaning "father." In the New Testament it is used by Jesus when addressing God in Gethsemane and by Paul when describing the prayer of believers. It usually appears in the combined form "Abba, Father."
Hazael
[People]Hazael was a king of Aram, with his capital at Damascus, in the late ninth century BC. He killed Ben-hadad, seized the throne, and attacked Israel and Judah on several occasions.
Targum
[Bible]A Targum is one of the ancient Jewish translations and paraphrases of the Hebrew Old Testament into Aramaic. The Targums are generally understood to have originated as oral explanations given when Scripture was read aloud in the synagogue.
Hezion
[People]Hezion is a king of Aram named only in 1 Kings 15:18, where he appears as the father of Tabrimon and the grandfather of Ben-hadad, king of Syria.
Isaac
[People]Isaac is a patriarch in the Book of Genesis, the son of promise born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age. He is best known for nearly being offered as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah, and he was the father of Jacob and Esau.
Naaman
[People]Naaman was the commander of the army of Aram described in 2 Kings 5. Afflicted with leprosy, he was healed after washing seven times in the Jordan River as the prophet Elisha instructed. Jesus refers to him in Luke 4:27.
Nahor
[People]Nahor is the name of two members of Abraham's family in the Book of Genesis: Abraham's grandfather (the father of Terah) and Abraham's brother (the son of Terah).
Geshur
[Bible]Geshur was a small kingdom, apparently Aramean, and also the name of its people. It seems to have been located northeast of the Sea of Galilee, in the area of the modern Golan Heights. It is known as the home of the maternal family of Absalom, son of David.
John 8:58
[Bible Verses]John 8:58 is the verse in which Jesus says, "Before Abraham was, I am." It is frequently cited as evidence of Christ's preexistence, meaning his existence before coming into the world, and of his deity. Interpreters differ over the meaning of the expression "I am" (ego eimi).
Bethuel
[People]Bethuel is a figure in the Book of Genesis. He was the son of Nahor, Abraham's brother, and Nahor's wife Milcah, and the father of Laban and of Rebekah, the wife of Isaac.
Targum
[Bible]The Targum is a body of Jewish literature that translates and paraphrases the Hebrew Old Testament into Aramaic. It arose from the post-exilic synagogue practice of reading the Hebrew text aloud and then rendering it orally into Aramaic.
Korah's Rebellion
[Bible]Korah's rebellion is an event recorded in Numbers 16 in which Korah the Levite and Dathan and Abiram of the tribe of Reuben, together with 250 leaders, challenged the authority of Moses and Aaron and were judged.
Languages of the Bible
[Bible]The languages of the Bible are the original languages in which the Bible was first written. The Old Testament was written mainly in Hebrew, with some portions in Aramaic, and the New Testament was written in Greek (ancient Greek).
Maranatha
[Bible]Maranatha is an Aramaic expression found in 1 Corinthians 16:22, meaning "Our Lord, come" or "Our Lord is coming." It is known as a phrase the early church used while awaiting the Lord's return.
Abba, Father
[Bible]"Abba" is an Aramaic word meaning "father." It appears three times in the New Testament, each time followed by the Greek word for "father" as "Abba, Father": once in the prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane and twice in the letters of Paul.
Talitha Koum
[Bible]Talitha koum is the Aramaic phrase Jesus spoke when he raised the dead daughter of Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue. It appears in Mark 5:41 and means "Little girl, arise."
Ephphatha
[Bible]Ephphatha is an Aramaic word that Jesus spoke when He healed a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment. It appears in Mark 7:34 and means "Be opened."