Every serious student of the Holy Scriptures should acquire at least a fundamental knowledge of Biblical Hebrew. Very often I’ve heard people respond to this recommendation by saying things like, “I speak English, so why do I need to learn Biblical Hebrew?”… or “Hasn’t the Bible already been translated for us?” My response to theseRead More
Category: Hebrew
Paleo-Hebrew and the Aramaic Script
It is very likely that Moses wrote the Torah in the Paleo-Hebrew script. The Paleo-Hebrew script is almost identical to the Early Phoenician script. In the days of the prophet Isaiah, Paleo-Hebrew script was used throughout the land of Canaan (Isaiah in 19:18) and was the main script used until the time of the destructionRead More
Siloam Inscription
The Siloam (Shiloach) inscription or Silwan inscription is a passage of inscribed text found in the Hezekiah tunnel which brings water from the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam, located in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. The inscription records the construction of the tunnel in the 8th century BCE. It is among theRead More