From: "Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [b-hebrew] abraham once more
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 22:20:39 -0300
jim,
all these three words: AB, RAM, NAHAR were equally used in
canaanite and aramaic, among several other very similar semitic dialects.
now, aramaic was spoken in syria and, in fact, is recorded in several
mesopotamean sites. so, i do not see how, linguistically, these words
can provide a proof that abraham did not come to canaan from these regions.