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Originally Posted by Pointman
How comes it is dubious that Jews lived in what is modern day Israel long before Arabs even originated? New Testament and more importantly Roman Empire sources confirm the same. Jesus Christ, whether you believe he was God or not, was a historical Jew, who was born, ironically, on West Bank settlement of Bethlehem.
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Be careful with attempting to make real history align with biblical accounts. Yes, jews existed in historic palestine millenia ago, but so did others that just weren't important enough to be included in the Bible. Things changed since then. Some jews left the land and settled in other places. Some jews remained and left Judaism. Some other groups that were always there rose to prominence. Some groups from the outside settled there and just kind of bred with the locals. The language shifted from Aramaic to a form of arabic.
I don't think you'll meet many palestinians that will claim they came from the arabian peninsula. Whether or not arabs existed when the Bible was written is irrevant.