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To: Paul Kern who wrote (24088)	4/9/2002 8:11:34 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

The original Hebrew tribes were probably closer to the Bedouins than any of the other groups so maybe all the land should be awarded to the Jews and Bedouins? Well, if one is to take the census figures detailed in the book of numbers as, pardon the pun, gospel, then the Jews numbered about 2 million or so. Thus, hardly a "Bedouin" culture. ldolphin.org The population of ancient Egypt was some 5 million, and one of the driving reasons for the Exodus was that the Hebrews, during their period of enslavement, grew to rival their enslavers in size. publicbookshelf.com The Jews, under the command of Moses, reportedly were "lean and mean, after having wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. "Like Wild Ox devouring nations" according to Numbers 24:8 bible.gospelcom.net The Bible is as much a historical resource, as it is a religious text, considering that few writings of that early period have survived. Hawk