In this episode of Hebrew Voices #91, The Aramaic Name of God, Nehemia Gordon discusses a cache of papyri written by a garrison of Jewish soldiers on the southern border of Egypt in the 5th century BCE. Hebrew University Professor Emeritus Bezalel Porten explains how these Jews arrived in Egypt as mercenaries in the time of King Menasheh, offered sacrifices at their own local Temple, and called on the name of the God of Israel.

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Verses Mentioned:Isaiah 49:12Esther 1:1Matthew 23:16-18Jeremiah 44:15-30

Further Study:Prof. Emeritus Bezalel PortenDr. Ada YardeniElephantine Papari and Jewish TempleThe Religion of the Jews of Elephantine in Light of the Hermopolis PapyriThe Elephantine Papyri in English: Three Millennia of Cross-Cultural Continuity and Change