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| − | The '''Aramaeans''' (11th century B.C. to 8th century B.C.) were a nomadic | + | The '''Aramaeans''' (11th century B.C. to 8th century B.C.) were a nomadic Semitic people from the area of the northern [[Syrian]] desert. They absorbed aspects of earlier fertile crescent civilizations. Most of the smaller tribes were subjugated by the [[Assyrians]] from 740 to 720 B.C., but one of the tribes, the [[Chaldeans]], which settled near the [[Tigris]] and the [[Euphrates]] rivers, was ultimately about to displace the Assyrians and become the new dominant empire in the region. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Arameans]] | ||
| + | *[[Aramaic]] | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | *The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989 | ||
| − | + | ==External links== | |
| + | *[https://www.gotquestions.org/who-Arameans.html Who were the Arameans?], at [[GotQuestions]]. | ||
[[Category:Ethnicities]] | [[Category:Ethnicities]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Biblical Peoples]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:41, April 15, 2017
The Aramaeans (11th century B.C. to 8th century B.C.) were a nomadic Semitic people from the area of the northern Syrian desert. They absorbed aspects of earlier fertile crescent civilizations. Most of the smaller tribes were subjugated by the Assyrians from 740 to 720 B.C., but one of the tribes, the Chaldeans, which settled near the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, was ultimately about to displace the Assyrians and become the new dominant empire in the region.
See also
Sources
- The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989