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Re: [b-hebrew] Language Evolution - Out of Bounds

From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
To: Kevin Riley <klriley AT alphalink.com.au>
Cc: B Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Language Evolution - Out of Bounds
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 19:36:41 +0500

On 30/09/2005 13:25, Kevin Riley wrote:

...
Ignoring what is meant by the terms, the Bible presents Abraham as being an
Aramaean [where is that statement: "my father was a wandering Aramaean" - is
it the Bible or tradition??]. ...

Deuteronomy 26:5. This probably refers to Jacob rather than Abraham, because it continues "he went down into Egypt with a few people...", but then if Jacob was an Aramean, Abraham was all the more so. Of course this tells us about perceived national or tribal identity rather than about language.

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Re: [b-hebrew] Language Evolution - Out of Bounds, Peter Kirk, 10/03/2005