Is Biblical Hebrew different from Modern Hebrew?

May 21, 2019

Rabbi Tuly Weisz is in the heart of Jerusalem answering YOUR burning Bible questions!

Eliezer Ben Yehuda was the father of modern Hebrew. But, what is the difference between Biblical Hebrew and modern Hebrew?

Biblical Hebrew is the language in which God created the world, the language of the Bible, and the language of the Israelite Kingdom. This Biblical language was forgotten for thousands of years, until the 19th century when the Jewish people began to return to the Land of Israel.

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Rabbi Tuly Weisz

Rabbi Tuly Weisz is the founder of Israel365 and the editor of “The Israel Bible,” the first Bible dedicated to highlighting the relationship between the Land and the People of Israel. Rabbi Tuly is a columnist for Israel365news, the Jerusalem Post, Fox News and Newsmax who writes passionately about Israel, the Bible and Jewish-Christian relations. In addition to his writings, Rabbi Tuly has appeared alongside Alan Dershowitz on ILTV, on CBN’s “700 Club”, Daystar, Israel National News, TBN and numerous other television appearances. Rabbi Weisz attended Yeshiva University (BA), Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (Rabbinic Ordination) and the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law (JD) and served as the Rabbi of the Beth Jacob Congregation in Columbus, Ohio before making Aliyah to Israel. Rabbi Tuly lives with his wife and is blessed with 6 children and lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel.

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