History Quote by Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“Archaic Hebrew ... earliest inscriptions dating as far back as the close of the second millennium BCE.”

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“Of all the languages that have existed upon the Earth, the Hebrew language is unique and extraordinary in its ability to paint vivid pictures…

— R. Alan Woods

“The earliest inscriptions in Hebrew date from the tenth BCE.”

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“It is found that Assyrian and Canaanite have certain terms in common, which are not found in other Semitic languages.”

— John Courtenay James

“Hebrew ... linguistic development was far from uniform. Even though they share a number of common tendencies, a variety of Hebrew traditions is seen…

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“The Hebrew tribes no doubt moved out of Arabia with some of the earlier migrations from the great Semitic reservoir.”

— James John Courtenay

“Ancient Arabic may naturally be regarded as the chief source of the Hebrew language.”

— John Courtenay James

“The Bible of Jesus of Nazareth, for instance, was Semitic, the earliest utterances and traditions of the Gospel were Semitic.”

— James John Courtenay

“Biblical Hebrew is not a language in the full sense of the word but merely a 'fragment of language'.”

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

Hebrew is deeply inspired by other languages.

— Amos Oz

“The Hebrew inscriptions are practically all pre-exilic, and do not shed much light on the language of Palestine after the Captivity.”

— James John Courtenay

“For three centuries the life of the Hebrews was like the life of a man who insists upon living in the middle of a…

— H.G. Wells