Aram-Damascus

Kingdom of Aram-Damascus
c. 12th century BCE–732 BCE
The region around 830 BCE, with Aram-Damascus in green
The region around 830 BCE, with Aram-Damascus in green
CapitalDamascus
Common languagesOld Aramaic
Religion
Ancient Semitic religion
Demonym(s)Aramean
King 
• 885 BCE–865 BCE
Ben-Hadad I
• 865 BCE–842 BCE
Ben-Hadad II
• 842 BCE–796 BCE
Hazael
• 796 BCE–792 BCE
Ben-Hadad III
• 754 BCE–732 BCE
Rezin (last)
History 
• Established
c. 12th century BCE
732 BCE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Aramean states
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Today part ofSyria
Jordan
Israel
Lebanon

The Kingdom of Aram-Damascus (/ˈærəm .../ ARR-əm ...; Syriac: ܐܪܡ-ܕܪܡܣܘܩ) was an Aramean polity that existed from the late-12th century BCE until 732 BCE, and was centred around the city of Damascus in the Southern Levant.[1] Alongside various tribal lands, it was bounded in its later years by the polities of Assyria to the north, Ammon to the south, and Israel to the west.

  1. ^ Pitard, Wayne T. (2000). "Arameans". In David Noel Freedman; Allen C. Myers; Astrid B. Beck (eds.). Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. p. 86.

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