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The term Semitemeans a member of any of various ancient and modern Semitic-speaking peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including; Akkadians (Assyrians andBabylonians), Eblaites, Ugarites, Canaanites, Phoenicians(including Carthaginians), Hebrews (Israelites, Judeans andSamaritans), Ahlamu, Arameans, Chaldeans, Amorites,Moabites, Edomites, Hyksos, Arabs, Nabateans, Maganites,Shebans, Sutu, Ubarites, Dilmunites, Maltese, Mandaeans,Sabians, Syriacs, Mhallami, Amalekites and Ethiopian Semites.
Semitic peoples are generally referred to by language and an ethnic group of peoples. In the past the language of the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Punic, Aramaic, ancient Hebrew, Arabic were among the semitic languages.
Using the ethnic classification of today's world, the two main groups of Semitic peoples are Arabic and modern day Jews.
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Who developed the first alphabet?
It is generally held to be the invention of a Semitic people in the middle east about 1800 B.C. It was spread by the Phoenicians and the Greek alphabet was derived from it.
Who were the Amorites?
The Amorites are descendants of Amori the fourth son of Canaan and Canaan is the son of Ham, so they are Hamitic in origin not Semitic. For them to be Semitic they would have to descend from Shem, hence the term Semitic witch means descendants of Shem, their history and ancestry shows them to be of Hamitic origin the language they spoke may be related to the Semitic one but language does not change the DNA of a person or a tribe, many archeologist have made this mistake in clasifiyig them as Semitic base on the language they spoke and this has lead to many confusing theories about their origin.Canaan had eleven sons, these are the names of his sons in the order in witch they were born Zidon ( also know as Sidon) Heth, Jebus, Amori, Girgash, Hivite, Arkee, Sini, Arvad, Zemari, Hamath.
Was there any important people during Aphrodite's time?
'Aphrodite's time' stretches into ancient history of Greece during the time when the mythology of today was the religion of then; there were many people who were regarded as important then who we do not remember and many still that we do remember.
Semitic Asians who came to power in Egypt near the end of the Middle Kingdom were called?
the Hyksos
Which group of people brought the horse and chariot to the country of Egypt?
THE HYKSOS were a group of Semitic invaders from the Levant who first brought the chariot into Egypt. (Egypt already had horses, but it was the use of chariots that made the horses a formidable part of a fighting retinue.)
Are Kurdish people Semitic?
Kurdish languages are not Semitic. They are more closely related to Persian languages.
Were the Phoenician a Canaan group?
They were a Semitic people.
Are lebanese people semitic?
they're Phoenician, unless they have mixed DNA. although some have larger amounts of Semitic DNA
How are the people in Syria described?
The people in Syria are generally Semitic peoples.
Do people still speak Semitic?
Yes, some Semitic languagesare still spoken today. Arabic and Hebrew are examples.
Were Assyrians Semitic people?
Yes (Genesis ch.10).
The Israelites were blank people?
Semitic Monotheistic The chosen Devoted
In what order do these languages appear in time Egyptian semitic greek Phoenician roman languages?
1. Greek 2. Roman 3. Egyptian 4. Phoenician 5. Semitic
Were the Babylonians part of the Israelite people?
AnswerThe Israelites were a West Semitic people, closely related to the Canaanites, Aramites and other neighbours. From about 2200 BCE, the early Babylonians were also Semitic, but not a West Semitic People. The Chaldeans, often called Babylonians, were Southern Semitic, or Arabian, people who settled near Babylon in the eighth century BCE. So, the Babylonians were ethnically close to the Israelites, but not as much so as the people of Aram, Edom or Moab, and other close neighbours of Israel.
Considered Semitic because their languages share the same root?
Yes, Semitic languages, such as Arabic and Hebrew, are considered related because they share a common ancestor in Proto-Semitic. This linguistic relationship is based on similarities in vocabulary, grammar, and phonology among these languages.
Is it true that the Hittites were a Semitic people who lived near modern Saudi Arabia?
No, they lived in Anatolia or Modern day Turkey. The rest of the statement (i.e. that Hittites were a Semitic people from real history) is true.
Are the semitic religions monotheistic or polythiestic?
monotheistic mainly, but people of semitic origin have often other religious believes, also. If they belong to Judaism or Islam they are monotheistic.
