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We Call Arameans Syrians

"The Syrians, according to Isidore, are named from Aram, who was the fifth son of Shem. Whose metropolis was Damascus: or they are called Syrians from Surus, who was a grandson of Abraham by Keturah... now we call them Syrians, naming the whole from a part."