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Re: Hebrew

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Wednesday, August 23, 2000, 23:33
On Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:00:13 -0800 Mike Adams <abrigon@...> writes:
> Shalom/Salaam:
> I wonder what is considered "True" Hebrew? Those who stayed in > Palestine, and who are sorrounded by other semite lingo speakers, > even > if they are not Hebrew, or those who were from Europe and who spoke > another lingo as their main tongue.. I forget which is which (names) > for > local Hebrews vs who came back from Europe.. > > Mike
- I'm not sure what you're talking about... Hebrew ceased to be a routinely spoken language some time in the first CE millenium. The Jews who remained in the Levant and the surrounding areas adopted Aramaic, and then Arabic as the vernacular. -Stephen (Steg) "do not fear night terror, nor the arrow that flies by day."