But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world's few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria's two ...

Using this technology, the Aramaic lettering on the ostracon was ... The letters could also represent the beginning of a family name such as “Gerim” or “Geris” which are names found ...

Maaloula is one of the world's few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria's two oldest active monasteries. But ...