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Re: [b-hebrew] Meaning of the words "sons" and "daughters"

From: "Yitzhak Sapir" <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Meaning of the words "sons" and "daughters"
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:18:37 +0000

On 6/23/06, JAMES CHRISTIAN READ wrote:

In the olden days to be a Jew meant to be one of Judah's
decendants.

No, it meant to be a resident of the kingdom of Judea.

Was David the name of a commonly known tribe? Was there
ever a nation called David? Was there even a geographic
location called David?

Yes. The term "Beth David" is known as a geographical name
from the Tel Dan inscription and is apparently used similarly in
some cases in the Bible (1 Kings 12:19, for example). I
understand George Athas (moderator of the list) wrote a whole
book on the topic, but I haven't read it.

Yitzhak Sapir
http://toldot.blogspot.com

[b-hebrew] Meaning of the words "sons" and "daughters", JAMES CHRISTIAN READ, 06/23/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Meaning of the words "sons" and "daughters", Yitzhak Sapir, 06/23/2006