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“It is evident that at no period between the Exile and the Christian era was there one homogeneous language in Palestine. But during practically the whole period, Aramaic in some form was the general language.” quote by James John Courtenay — Download Open image

““It is evident that at no period between the Exile and the Christian era was there one homogeneous language in Palestine. But during practically the whole period, Aramaic in some form was the general language.””

James John Courtenay

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