Bible Dictionaries
Paddan, Paddan-Aram

　　 PADDAN, PADDAN-ARAM (the former in Genesis 48:7 only). The name used hy P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] for the region (or a part of it) designated by J [Note: Jahwist.] Aram-Naharaim (see Aram): see Genesis 28:2; Genesis 28:5; Genesis 28:7; Genesis 31:18; Genesis 33:18; Genesis 35:9; Genesis 35:26; Genesis 46:15 . Padanu in Assyr. [Note: Assyrian.] denotes a measure of land (cf. ‘field of Aram’ in Hosea 12:12 ).