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The Ancient Hebrews lived in what is now known as the Land of Israel long before there was even an Arabic language, let alone Arabs in Israel. Recent archealogical artifacts have written Hebrew text on a pottery shard dating back to before the 10th century B.C.E. and was unearthed near the coastal region of Israel (near ancient Philishtim boundaries). The earliest known Arabic writing that is authenticated is only 2-3rd century BCE and it is known as 'Old Arabic' (not the Arabic language of today). But these writings were not found in Israel of course, they were found in Saudi Arabia. Arabs are part of an overall group of peoples who fall under the heading of "Semitic". While Jews are also Semitic, they as well as Syrians, Jordanians (Moabites) and Lebanese ARE NOT ARABIC in any way shape or form, aside from a measured level of assimilation with Arabs that resulted in the spread of Islam (recent DNA tests proved that Arabs are not related to the Jews, Moabites, Caananites or other inhabitants of ancient Israel). Arab activity in Israel is not found in any substantial way until after the death of Muhammed in the 7th century C.E. Yet there may have been nomadic traders from the Arabian Peninsula that traded with the Jewish/Hebrew peoples during Roman occupation of Judea/Israel. The Jewish people's presence in Israel pre-dates that of the Arabs by at least 800-1,000 years, but a more accepted time frame is about 1,500 years, considering such a tiny number of nomads visiting trade routes in Israel from the Arabian Peninsula.

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