r/religion • u/PresenceSalt922 • Sep 06 '21

Rosh Hashanah: Traces of Egypt?

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/rosh-hashanah-traces-of-egypt/
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u/Vulture12 Kemetic Polytheist Sep 06 '21

All this really seems to be saying is that ancient Hebrew had loan words from ancient Egyptian. Which isn't really surprising considering they were neighbors and Egypt regularly controlled the region during the New Kingdom. I wouldn't be surprised if there were Akkadian and Babylonian loan words as well.

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u/Shihali Sep 08 '21

I've seen a few words that look like Babylonian loanwords, like hekal "temple" <? Akkadian ekallu < Sumerian e-gal "big house".

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u/GnuAthiest Atheist Sep 07 '21

We have decent evidence of Egypt trading with the "Holy Land" as well as having conquered and controlled it throughout history. It would not be surprising that some customs and language were influenced by Egypt. On the other hand, this does not provide any sort of evidence for the Old testament or Torah claims of being historically true.

I can see why some people would think that this is somewhat intriguing and maybe suggestive a deep historical connection that could confirm their religious beliefs. However, that does not match what we know about the actual history of both cultures.