Word: hebrews
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Russell, who was a professor at Columbia University until budgetary constraints forced cuts to its ancient Near Eastern studies, is presently teaching at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is expected to arrive next fall...
When I was a little kid, my history teachers at the local Hebrew day school often spun grand tales about the fighting effectiveness of the Israeli Defense Forces. We were told how the IDF were the most feared military unit in the Middle East, and that person for person, the Israeli military could kick anyone's tuchus from here to the World to Come...
While on weekend leave, my cousin Shlomi's commander dropped by for coffee, without either the battle fatigues or imposing manner one would expect from a platoon leader. After he left I asked Shlomi who this friendly guy was. Shlomi replied, "That's Dudu (a common Hebrew nickname for guys named David). He's a close friend and he's also my boss...
...Hebrew Bible portrays Philistines as boorish warriors, the opposite of Israeli heroes like David and Saul. And the word "philistine" has entered into common usage to describe a person who lacks an appreciation for intellectual and aesthetic matters...
...This season at Ashkelon has been the most productive one yet," said Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages Frank M. Cross, the expedition's Semitic epigraphist...