Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Exotic Names in II Samuel: Akkadian?
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 18:13:09 -0700
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:56 AM, <JimStinehart AT aol.com> wrote:
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> …
> Why not take a look? To the best of my knowledge, no university scholar
> has ever a-s-k-e-d whether “Jebusites” …
>
> Jim Stinehart
> Evanston, Illinois
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> Because in Genesis 10:16 they were listed as descendants of one of Canaan’s
sons, and because Canaan’s descendants settled the land of Canaan, that
would make “Jebusites” a Canaanite name.
How exactly their language fit within the language families is unknown, as
their language and society were wiped out millennia ago, leaving behind no
examples written down.