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  1. EbioniteRevival

    Are Semitic characteristics perceptible in the Korean language?

    If we allow the Bible to offer clues to the formation, development and migratory behaviour of people groups, all of which impact on language, then we can find reasons to believe that Korean is probably not the "language isolate" many linguists say it is. Its uniqueness is probably more to do...
  2. rakovsky

    POLL: Did the ancient Hebrews believe that the earth was flat?

    A common view in ancient Mesopotamia was that the earth was flat. Abraham came from Ur, a major Sumerian city, before settling in Canaan. The Sumerians and Babylonians ruled in 2000-600 BC, when Moses and many other Biblical writers lived. Sumerians and Babylonians The Sumerians and...
  3. rakovsky

    Did a group of ancient Sumerians or Egyptians believe in Monotheism?

    1. The true meaning of Dingir for Sumerians - could they envision "God"? is the sign called Dingir, meaning God in Sumerian. And it also is the symbol for the sky/heavens' god An, their supreme deity. A connection to the god of the ancient Turkic peoples, Tengri, their supreme god, has been...