Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Ratson Naharadama <yahoo-arch AT heplist.com>]

That was an odd post. I find it interesting, though, because Welsh is 
very closely related to Cornish (both are classified as P-Celtic, which 
is also called Brythonic). While I am familiar with Welsh (one of the 
earlier languages I studied), I'm much more familiar with Cornish. I 
remember it mentioned in a few books that the English, a few centuries 
back, had a weird idea that Cornish was identical to Hebrew, so someone 
decided to distribute the Old Testament to the Cornish parish churches 
in the Hebrew language. I do not know the origin of this tale, nor do I 
know what basis this belief may have been based on, but it's interesting 
that someone would have a similar thought about closely related Welsh.

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Ratson Naharädama
Denver, Colorado