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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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Originally Posted by _Q_
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.
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I echo this statement.
Just because the Bible says is a strawman argument. Arab is a people. Muslim is a religion. Being Jewish is not a people it is a religion. You can be Arab and not be a Muslim. Being Arab just means you use the Arabic language. No actual association with being muslim .Judaism as a whole seems a very broad spectrum . Like I'm Jewish but not a practicing jew is a thing. Always confused me . How can you be Jewish but not follow the religion of Judaism? Its a religion not a nation. On the flip side there are lots of Arabs that are not musilim as it refers to the language used.
The point is using the Bible to impose historical accuracy is a joke. It's a fable.
Arabs claim the land was theirs before the time of religious rights . Zionists claim the land is theirs due to biblical teachings. Not all Arabs are jihad Muslims like Hamas. Arabs that don't follow the Quran also believe it's their land and Zionists took over due to their religious beliefs.