The oldest recorded alphabet may be Hebrew. According to a controversial new study by archaeologist and ancient inscription specialist Douglas Petrovich, Israelites in Egypt took 22 ancient Egyptian ...

Typography designer Liron Lavi Turkenich has created a stylized writing system that merges the two ancient alphabets into a single giant one. TEL AVIV (JTA) — Middle East peace may remain out of reach ...

The letters used in the ancient alphabet bear a distinct resemblance to Egyptian hieroglyphs. Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences A 3,500-year-old inscription on a ...

The economic structure and the system of government were not the only pillars of society which were shaken by the Bolshevik revolution. In the course of their reign, the Balshevik reformists also ...

It’s common for young Jews to study Hebrew until the age of 13 — and then never interact with the language again. Hebrew school students learn the alphabet, but often have little understanding of what ...

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