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To: Robe; SeekAndFind; NYer
Right.... unless you're an Arabic-speaking Christian. Arabic Christians have more historic "right" to use this word than Muslims do, since Arabic Christians were using the word "Allah" for 500+ years before the birth of Mohammad, ever since the Apostle Paul preached to the Arabs in the first century AD (Ref: Galatians 1:17 "...I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.")

Ten million Arabic-speaking Christians use the Arabic word for "God," which is "Allah". You probably use it too. It is found in the word "alleluia"

48 posted on 10/10/2012 1:39:38 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (I believe in that without which nothing is believable.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
I agree as to the first part: In attending Divine Liturgy at an Antiochian Orthodox parish some years ago I heard a communion hymn that seemed to reflect the use of that Arabic name.

That said, I thought the etymology of alleluia was as described here, but I am not an expert.

53 posted on 10/10/2012 1:54:50 PM PDT by aposiopetic
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