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• Aramaic is present almost at the very beginning of human history. Aramaic is there in the early chapters of the book of Genesis, in the Book of Beginnings. Laban spoke Aramaic to Jacob, and the patriarchs in Ur of the Chaldees would have known, and no doubt have also spoken, Aramaic.
• Aramaic appears all throughout the Old Testament. It is present in the three major divisions of the Hebrew Bible - the Law, the Prophets and the Writings. It is the second Holy Language of Judaism.