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Ishodad of Merv

Ishodad of Merv

Ishodad of Merv was a 9th-century East-Syriac (Church of the East) bishop of Hdatta near Mosul and a major biblical commentator, best known for his extensive Syriac commentaries on almost the entire Bible, which drew on earlier Greek and Syriac theologians and became highly influential across both East and West Syriac traditions.
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Commentary on Genesis XXII

Commentary on Genesis XXII

"The Greek translation [the Septuagint] calls always Aram and Arameans ‘Syriac’. Consequently, Aram becomes the father of the Syriacs. And from this name (of Aram), those living in Mesopotamia were called ‘Arameans’."