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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 2682129, member: 83845&quot;]Here is my widow&#039;s mite. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]599793[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think you might be underestimating the rich history and importance of Levantine culture! I have been to all three places and I think each has a claim to historical supremacy in its own way.&nbsp; The oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, Jericho, is in the region of Judea. The second temple was considered an architectural marvel even by contemporary Romans.&nbsp; Also, don&#039;t forget that the Israelites and the Phoenicians shared a common cultural origin, which means that the invention of the alphabet, advances in navigation and trade, and widespread Mediterranean colonization can be traced to their culture.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]599798[/ATTACH] </p><p>The fact that the Israelites compiled and wrote down their cultural beliefs at such an early date and held onto their identity for so long is pretty remarkable as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Judging the importance of the region by just the narrow definition of the small southern Israelite kingdom is kind of like judging Greek culture by only looking at Aeolian city states.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice OP coin btw. I never get tired of looking at your new acquisitions! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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