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To: G Larry
“Levant” is simply a term used to deny Israel’s history.”

Actually, the term has a much broader application than just Israel.

”The Levant (/ləˈvænt/) is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its narrowest sense, which is in use today in archaeology and other cultural contexts, it is equivalent to a stretch of land bordering the Mediterranean in southwestern Asia, i.e. the historical region of Syria ("greater Syria"), which includes present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and most of Turkey southwest of the middle Euphrates. Its overwhelming characteristic is that it represents the land bridge between Africa and Eurasia. In its widest historical sense, the Levant included all of the Eastern Mediterranean with its islands; that is, it included all of the countries along the Eastern Mediterranean shores, extending from Greece to Cyrenaica in eastern Libya.”

Source: Wikipedia

10 posted on 06/06/2022 10:42:45 AM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversaet! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia! )
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To: fidelis
Yes, but the purpose of its use is to deny Israel.

This find was entirely within Israel, so why didn't they just say so.

Wikipedia is NOT some benign academic source.

13 posted on 06/06/2022 10:46:08 AM PDT by G Larry (Anybody notice that Satan is hard at work?)
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