Bible Verses About Syria: Called Aram, from the son of Shem

The sons of Shem were ‘Elam, Ashur, Arpakhshad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of Aram were ‘Utz, Hul, Geter and Mash.

he made his pronouncement: "Balak, the king of Mo'av, brings me from Aram, from the eastern hills, saying, 'Come, curse Ya'akov for me; come and denounce Isra'el.'

The sons of Shem: 'Elam, Ashur, Arpakhshad, Lud, Aram, 'Utz, Hul, Geter and Meshekh.

(But G'shur and Aram took Havot-Ya'ir away from them, along with K'nat and its villages - sixty cities.) All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gil'ad.