Aramaic language
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Aramaic is an endangered language with a history spanning 3000 years. In the 9th century BC, it was lingua franca of the Ancient Near East (ANE).
Aramaic occurs in four discrete places in the Hebrew Bible:
- Ezra 4:8-6:18 and 7:12-26 - quotations of documents from the fifth century BC concerning the restoration of the temple in Jerusalem.
- Daniel 2:4b-7:28 - five tales about Daniel, the Prophet and his colleagues, and an apocalyptic vision.
- Jeremiah 10:11 - a single sentence in the middle of a Hebrew text denouncing idolatry.
- Genesis 31:47 - translation of a Hebrew place-name.
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