Abstract
Isaiah 49:12 mentions "the land of Sinim."Gesenius and most nineteenth-century scholars identified this place with China, but virtually all scholars today identify it instead with Aswan (Syene) in southern Egypt. It is argued here, based on the literary context, the wording "the land of [plural gentilic],"and the phonetics of Sinim, that the term means China.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 60-77 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Vetus Testamentum |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- Aswan
- Azariah dei Rossi
- China
- geography
- Gesenius
- Isaiah
- sinim
- Syene
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Language and Linguistics
- History
- Religious studies
- Linguistics and Language
- Literature and Literary Theory