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4 Reasons to sign up for a Biblical Hebrew course with ClassicalHebrew this winter

When it is snowing out there and you find yourself searching for an enriching activity, it’s time to sign up for an online Biblical Hebrew course. Here are 4 reason why it’s excatly the time for doing  it now:   Weather –while every outdoor activity is impossible, learning Biblical Hebrew online with Israeli teacher fits [...]

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Learning Biblical Hebrew In Its Original Language

 It may be asked what is the relevance of Learning Biblical Hebrew today in the age of multiple translations? Depending on your preference you can choose a variety of texts that emphasize different aspects of the biblical hebrew text- some highlight the Bible’s roots of Judaism with particular attention to the ways the character and names [...]

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Biblical Archeology – The Siloam Tunnel Inscription

 The main source of water in ancient Jerusalem was the Gihon spring, located just outside the city walls. When the Assyrians waged an attack against Judah towards the end of the 8th century BCE, led by king Sennacherib, king Hezekiah realized that in order to sustain throughout an Assyrian siege, the city must be better [...]

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Hebrew Amongst the Semitic Languages

Like many middle-eastern languages, Hebrew is a member of the family known as the Semitic languages. This name follows the biblical description of the post-deluvian divide between the sons of Noa – Shem, Ham and Japheth, who divided according to their nations and languages. The acknowledgement of this fact and the investigation of the languages [...]

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