“It is found that Assyrian and Canaanite have certain terms in common, which are not found in other Semitic languages.” — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
“Jacob-el was a place-name in Palestine according to an inscription.” — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
“the Nabataeans were real Arabs .. there is substantial agreement of Biblical Aramaic with Nabataean, both in words and construction.” — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
“That offerings were made by individuals to local deities is proved by an Egyptian Aramaean inscription.” — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
“Ancient Arabic may naturally be regarded as the chief source of the Hebrew language.” — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
“The native language of Babylonia-Assyria did no doubt influence the language of Canaan, but chiefly through Phoenician script. The language found on Moabite Stone… — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
“The 'square' character (of the Hebrew language) indeed seems to have arisen out of the Palmyrene script .. No doubt Aramaic was written in… — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
“some differences between LXX and the MT. are more frequently to be attributed to defective writing, to ignorance on the part of the writers,… — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
“In general it must be concluded that the accentuation of the Palestinian Aramaic (derived from Aramaic of Babylonia) was the same as the Biblical… — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
“In the Egyptian papyri the 'Jews' are frequently called 'Aramaeans'.” — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
“Relatively the Canaanites were a cultured and active people, as Egyptian and other literary remains prove. From them the Israelites probably gained some knowledge… — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
“It is found that Assyrian and Canaanite have certain terms in common, which are not found in other Semitic languages.” — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
“While it is to be admitted that the chief source of the Canaanite languages (including Hebrew) was early Arabic, other elements came into their… — John Courtenay James Copy Share Image
