Bible Location
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Paddan-aram is the Mesopotamian plain associated with Haran and the wider family homeland of the patriarchs. It is important because it is the setting for Jacob's long stay with Laban and part of the wider ancestral world from which Israel's family history unfolds. First appears in Gen 25:20.1
Coordinates
36.86, 39.03
First appears
Gen 25:20
AI summary: Paddan-aram is one of the key geographic names in the patriarchal narratives because it names the broader region around Haran. It is the world of Rebekah's family, Jacob's years of service, marriages, children, and eventual return to Canaan. That means much of Israel's early family formation unfolds in relation to this region rather than in the promised land itself. The cross references present Paddan-aram as a central ancestral landscape of kinship, labor, and return.1
Latitude
36.86
Longitude
39.03
Bible references
10
The plain of Aram, or the plain of the highlands, (Gen. 25:20; 28:2, 5-7; 31:18, etc.), commonly regarded as the district of Mesopotamia (q.v.) lying around Haran. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.