January 23, 2015 - Hebrew words. Israelite Exile periods; Scribes

1. *Some words are spelled exactly the same, and have opposite meanings (CLEAVE)
2. Some words are spelled exactly the same, and are pronounced differently (READ, READ)
3. *Phonecians are Canaanites (Greeks called them Phoenecians)
4. *An important part of Hebrew culture is understanding the Exhile (Pre-Exhillic, Exhillic, Post-Exhillic)
1. Following David/Solomon, Israel was divided into two lands. The tribe of Judah lived to the south, and the rest of the tribes lived in the north. Israel was scattered and has not yet returned; Judah was exhiled but returned.
2. 1,300 B.C - 586 BCE = Pre-Exhillic
3. 586-520 BCE = Exhillic
4. After 520 AD = Post-Exhillic
5. *Gallileans colonized the Northern areas and were essentially considered 'hillbilly's" to the Judeans in Jerusalem, who were considered more of the upper class. Jesus Christ came from the lower Gallilean class, which may have been a reason he was rejected by many Judeans.
6. *Sopherim - means "Scribes". It was a rare class of people who were literate. Even kings in those days were not literate. Nephi was likely a Sopherim, due to his fine literacy skills. He made comments in his account referring to his skills. "written by my own hand", "I Nephi wrote these things", "Taught in the learning of my father", etc.
7. *Lehi may not have had access to the scriptures before Nephi secured them from Laban. When he read them he was overcome with the spirit of prophecy.