World History of Agapius of Menbidj

Title

World History of Agapius of Menbidj

Creator

Agapius of Hierapolis/Mabbug

Agapius of Hierapolis

Date

c. 942 AD

Description

"Nahor begat Aram, from this name (of Aram), those settled in Harran in Mesopotamia and its neighbouring areas up to Mosul were called "Arameans". The books tell us about another Aram descending from Shem, whose land was situated in the East side of the sun [...] The borders of Aram son of Shem son of Noah are to the country of Misan; therefore the population of that city and its areas is called after Aram."

Language

Arabic

Publisher

(Agapius, Kitab Al-Unvan, edited by Alexandre Vasiliev, part I, Patrologia Orientalis 5, Paris 1910, p. 666)

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