10-28-2003, 01:31 AM
drmlanc Wrote:Yes all Semites, so when I list Semitic peoples of Jesus' day can I say:
Judeans, Israelis, Assyrians/Syrians/Arameans and Chaldeans?
Probably the best way to say it is:
"Hebrews (a.k.a., Israelites, Jews, etc.), Assyrians (a.k.a., Babylonians, Syrians, Chaldeans) and Arabs (a.k.a., Ishmaelites, etc.) - all people originally of Mesopotamia (Greek for "Beth-Nahrain" (home of the rivers))"
+Shamasha Paul bar-Shimun de'Beth-Younan