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[Sevillano Hispalis <sevillanomail AT yahoo.com>]

Shalom le colam,

I once read that the Shasu reference in Egypt 

fits the Yitro's tribe (after his conversion)

more than the hebrews/everites themselves.
What do you think?

David Sevilla
Spain.
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Indeed=2C the connection makes some sense as there are clearly North Arabia=
n / South Sinaite input into the early Israelite culture=2C religion and po=
ssibly very ethnicity. The Midianites dwelt in this region.
For=2C to my recollection=2C some of the earliest known references to Yahwe=
h were found in this region-- Northern ARabia-- (albeit in the rather more =
confined root form of YHW if memory serves).=20
As there was a cultural and religious=2C perhaps even ethnic (in terms of o=
rigin) dichotomy between the northern and southern Israelite=2C e.g.=2C re.=
 stronger "El" influence in the North and stronger  Yahweh in the south=2C =
one might hypothesize=2C based even on the biblical tales of Midianite inpu=
t (Jethro... Ziporah...) that perhaps some of the Exodus lore is derived fr=
om the interaction between the Shasu --possibly early Midianites? and the E=
gypt and their tradition.
The fierce later animosity between the Israelites and Midianites almost pro=
ves it by the common way=2C in some nations and individuals=2C  of identity=
 self-affirmation through denial of roots in another nation or culture.
Admittedly an hypothesis which does make sense=2C to me at least=2C in term=
s of scattered evidence=2C but definitely not a clear cut proof.
Gaddi ZackCanada
> Date: Fri=2C 13 Apr 2012 05:20:11 -0700
> From: sevillanomail AT yahoo.com
> To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [b-hebrew] The meaning of "Hebrew"
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> Shalom le colam=2C
>=20
> I once read that the Shasu reference in Egypt=20
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> fits the Yitro's tribe (after his conversion)
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> more than the hebrews/everites themselves.
> What do you think?
>=20
> David Sevilla
> Spain.
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