Interesting Facts

• A city was built and named after Pethor the son of Aram.
• The city named after him was located in a valley by the river Euphrates and was known as Aram Naherayim.

Genealogy

• Pethor was the son of Aram.
• Aram was the son of Kemuel, who was one of the twelve sons of Nahor.
• Nahor was the brother of Abraham.
• The provided sources do not mention Pethor’s mother, siblings (other than through his father’s lineage), marital connections, or offspring.

Historical Context

The founding of a city named after Pethor the son of Aram by Aram the son of Kemuel and his brother Rechob places Pethor within the context of the expansion and settlement of Abraham’s extended family in regions outside of Canaan. This event occurred while Abraham’s father Terah and his brother Nahor and their families still dwelt in Haran. The establishment of Aram Naherayim (“Aram of the Two Rivers”) by the Euphrates signifies the movement and establishment of distinct communities by Nahor’s descendants, illustrating the early dispersal of this lineage and their interaction with the Mesopotamian geography and potentially its existing populations. The act of naming the city after Pethor suggests that he was a figure of significance within Aram’s family or lineage, worthy of such a lasting memorial.

Narrative

Pethor the son of Aram does not feature as an active character with his own direct narrative within the provided excerpts. His significance within the narrative framework lies in the fact that a city, Aram Naherayim, was named in his honor by his grandfather Kemuel’s son, Aram, and his brother Rechob. This act of naming serves as a historical marker, indicating Pethor’s existence within the genealogical and geographical landscape of Abraham’s kin. While his personal actions or life events are not detailed, the enduring legacy of his name attached to a city suggests that he was a noteworthy ancestor within that branch of the family that settled near the Euphrates River. His presence in the narrative is therefore memorialized through this geographical and ancestral connection rather than through direct participation in the unfolding events concerning Abraham and his immediate descendants in Canaan.