All four are primary-classed as ГЃfro-AsiГЎtic languages. Hebrew and PhoenГcian are sub-classed as NW Semitic Canaanite languages. Tel AvivвЂ™s Bar-Ilan Univ: Daf Parashat Hashavua (No.112) вЂњItвЂ™s clear from extant epigraphic material that Hebrew is a CГЎnaanite language.вЂќ Aramaic and Canaanite are classed as NW Semitic languages. Much later, a language in the вЂњ Land of CanaanвЂќ Holy Land would be called Hebrew. Josephus ibid вЂњEber, from whom they originally called the Jews, Hebrews.вЂќ Eber was the great-grandson (or grandson) of AramвЂ™s brother Arphaxad. Ge.10:24 LXX вЂњArphaxad begot KaГnan, Kainan begot ShГ©lah and Shelah begot Г‰ber.вЂќ The Hebrew people were named after Eber. Aram and Canaan were both grandsons of Noah. Ge.10:6 вЂњThe sons of Ham were Cush, MГzraim, Phut and Canaan.вЂќ The Egyptian people descended from Ham. The AramГ©an language gradually prevailed over the other Semitic dialects, even Hebrew.вЂќ Cambridge Bible вЂњThe people denoted by Aram were destined to exercise great influence. The Aramaic language is named from ShemвЂ™s son Aram. Josephus Antiquities of the Jews 1:6:4 вЂњAsshur lived at the city of Nineveh, and named his subjects AssГЅrians. Ge.9:18 вЂњThe sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and JГЎpheth and Ham was the father of CГЎnaan.вЂќ Then Ge.10:22, вЂњThe sons of Shem were ElГЎm, ГЃsshur, ArphaxГЎd, Lud and ArГЎm.вЂќ Noah and his family survived the Flood (Ge.7:13, 8:15-16).

Part 1 discusses Aramaic in Old Testament ( OT) times, BC. Our Bible books were written in (at least) three ancient languages: Hebrew, AramГЎic, kГіine Greek.

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