Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>]

Perhaps, Ian, you would like to re-indicate why the Biblical info on the
Hittites (or the Hurrians/Horites/Hivites) is misguided, especially in
view of the fact that the 14th-century BCE Tell El Amarna texts are full
of Indo-European and Hurrian names (Shuwardata, Puti-Heba, Biridiya),
the person from whom David bought the Temple Mount is an ewir (Hurrian),
and Shamgar ben Anat can also be interpreted as a Hurrian name.
Sincerely,
Jomathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
Beit Berl Post Office 44905
Israel