December 2, 2011
6 Kislev, 5772
6 Kislev, 5772
amen, alphabet, abbot, babble, behemoth, camel, cherub, cherubim, hallelujah, horn, hosanna, kosher, leviathan, mammon, manna, messiah, rabbi, Sabbath, sabbatical, Satan, seraph, seraphim and shibboleth.
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This is how some others evolved:
Jubilee - every 50th year is the Biblical celebration of Yovel when all slaves are freed
Scallions - from the city of Ashkelon
Gauze - from Gaza
Sodomy - behavior practiced in Sodom
Armageddon - from the city of Megiddo
Behemoth - means wild animals, probably source of Bahamas
Europe - from erev, which means "evening" or "setting sun" (Europe was in the direction of the setting sun for the ancient Hebrews and Phoenicians/Canaanites).
