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Aramaic - Ancient Language Aramaic

The ancient language Aramaic. Jesus spoke Aramaic.
Aramaic - Ancient Semitic Language Aramaic
Aramaic is an ancient Semitic language.
The Aramaic Language
An introduction to the ancient semitic language of Aramaic, which still survives as a spoken language in small communities in Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Iran.
History of Aramaic
Aramaic served for about a thousand years as the official language of the Near East, officially beginning with the conquests of the Assyrian Empire. Also see Aramaic-English lexicon.

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