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Semites. Jerusalem, according to tradition, was founded by Shem and rededicated by King David.
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Are Persians Arabs?
No. Persians and Arabs are distinct ethnicities. Persians are an Indo-European people who speak an Indo-European language (like most Europeans) whereas Arabs are a Semitic people who speak a Semitic language.
What is the different between Arabs and Hebrews?
Arabs are semitic people who live in most of the countries of the Middle East. Hebrews were the ancestors of today's Jews.
Why are the Jews and the Arabs known as semitic people?
They, among others, are descended from Noah's son Shem.
Are Arabs and Jews both Semitic?
Yes.
Are Arabs Semites?
Yes. Arabs are a Semitic people. However, the use of the term "Anti-Semite" refers exclusively to Jews. There is no term for someone who hates all Middle Easterners.
Who are the Jews and Arabs?
semitic nations descended from a common father, Abraham
What is the definition for semite?
The term "Semite" refers to a member of one of the ancient and modern Semitic-speaking peoples, which includes Arabs, Jews, and various other ethnic groups. The concept of Semites originated from biblical genealogy, but it has been used historically to describe people who speak Semitic languages or have cultural or ancestral ties to Semitic-speaking regions.
Does the Vatican acknowledge that Mary and Jesus were black?
The Vatican acknowledges that Mary and Jesus were Semitic. People of semitic racial origin (Sephardic Jews and Arabs) are not black, although much darker than most Europeans.
What terms refers to hatred of Jews?
Antisemitism is the word commonly used to describe a person or persons who have a hatred of the Jewish people. It's an inaccurate term of course as many semitic peoples are not Jews or Hebrews. Arabs are a semitic people as one example.
What did the Arabs and Israelis claim to be their historic homeland?
Jerusalem
What are the descendants of people called?
Abraham was the ancestor of the Israelites, Arabs, Edumeans, and certain other Semitic tribes. See Genesis 25.
What is the meaning of Yad Vashem in Hebrew?
Yad VaShem - in Hebrew יד ושם Yad: Memorial (it has also the meaning of Name, Fame, Reputation...) Shem: Name of the tribes of Shem...the Semitic people are descendants of "Shem" Va: And (conjunction) Yad VaShem: A Memorial to the Tribe of Shem. Other Semitic races found in Asia are also children of Shem and speak Semitic languages, so technically the Yad VaShem would be not only for Jews but all Semitic Suffering including Arabs, Jews, Afghans, etc. It is the Jerusalem museum in remembrance of the names of the victims of the Holocaust.
