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Possible dating error in the article.

I think the article means BC instead of BCE in these dates.

"BC" and "BCE" are the same thing. Scholars are now using "BCE" instead of "BC".

See Before Christ and Before Common Era. -- ALoan (Talk) 17:41, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No image???

Why not add a picture of the alpahbet??? TRIKER1 21:03, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, this article needs an image! --Bkkbrad 02:33, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Ancient Alphabet Hebrew according to ancient Hebrew sources

Remember the Hebrew ancient literature, is commonly look down, if written the Greeks, Egyptians, or Romans more people would listen.--72.38.211.144 (talk) 00:01, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In line with the Tanakh:--72.38.211.144 (talk) 00:01, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Circa 1473 B.C.E. is the date the Book of Job was completed, it covers a span time from, 1657 to before 1613, the Book of Job, was recorded by Moses* thus the ancient Hebrew* who read this in ancient Hebrew script.--72.38.211.144 (talk) 00:00, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to the oldest tradition, among both Jewish and early Christian scholars. The vigorous authentic style of Hebrew poetry used in the book of Job makes it evident that it was an original composition in Hebrew, the language of Moses. It could not have been a translation from another language such as Arabic. Also, the portions in prose bear stronger resemblance to the Pentateuch than to any other writings in the Bible. And Job lived at the same time after Jospeh death.--72.38.211.144 (talk) 00:00, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The date of Job must at have been between circa. 1553 B.C.E to 1513 B.C.E

The would mean that the ancient Semitic hebrew-script predated the common scholarally estimate of the start of the Canaanite script, which probably as their langauage, (a Northern dialect of diplomatic language of the entire Middle East at the time) was also adopted, is without quite similar to the ancient Phoenician writing this proper term is akin.--72.38.211.144 (talk) 00:00, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Exodus 17:14
Exodus 24:4
Exodus 34:1, 27-28.
Exodus 39:30
Numbers 5:23
Deuteronomy 4:13
Deuteronomy 5:22
Deuteronomy 6:9
Deuteronomy 10:2, 4
Deuteronomy 31:9, 19, 22

The 9th Psalms is an ancient acrostic, written by King David.--72.38.211.144 (talk) 00:00, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

F. Josephus Antiquities of the Jews - Book I. Chapter 3. 6.

"There is a great mountain in Armenia, over Minyas, called Baris, upon which it is reported that many who fled at the time of the Deluge were saved; and that one who was carried in an ark came on shore upon the top of it; and that the remains of the timber were a great while preserved. This might be the man about whom Moses the legislator of the Jews wrote."

Estimated 10th limestone inscriptation from Tel Zayit,.--72.38.211.144 (talk) 00:00, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tel Zayit abecedary inscription vs. the standard abecedary

Tel Zayit

’aleph
behth
gi′mel
da′leth
waw
he'
chehth
za′yin
tehth
yohdh
la′medh
kaph
mem
nun
sa
pe′
‛a′yin
tsadheh
qohph
rehsh
shin
taw

Standard

’Al′eph
behth
gi′mel
da′leth
he’
waw
za’yin
chehth
tehth
yohdh
kaph
lamedh
mem
nun
sa′mekh
‛a′yin
pe’
tsadheh
qohph
rehsh
shin
taw