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It's a country but a name.
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It was a name WAY BEFORE it was a country. The country is named AFTER the person.
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It's basically like using America as a name. America's named after someone, but now it's a country plus a couple continents, and it's the places that people remember.
Israel was a place long before the 20th century. Yes, the ancient country was named after Israel the person, but even fundamentalist Christians refer to the original Israel as Jacob 99.9% of the time.
Israel was a place long before the 20th century. Yes, the ancient country was named after Israel the person, but even fundamentalist Christians refer to the original Israel as Jacob 99.9% of the time.
This message was edited 1/5/2020, 6:28 PM
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But it's not now and unless you're a religious Jew it sounds stupid.
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Wow. Your stupidity is STAGGERING!
Clearly you've never picked up a book in your life. That explains the serious cognitive impairment in your comment. Religious Jew. Stupid.
Clearly you've never picked up a book in your life. That explains the serious cognitive impairment in your comment. Religious Jew. Stupid.
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Judaism is technically an ethnicity and to be technically Jewish, you need a Jewish mother, not to practice and follow the religion. You can not be considered religious as a jew, even be a atheist, but call yourself Jewish due to that.
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Have you never heard of secular Jews?
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On the contrary I think it's one of those names that sounds stupid to use if you are from that area. Like an asian naming their kid Asia.
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I tried to imagine a Jewish kid named Israel and failed.
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I dated someone who was Jewish and his Hebrew name was Israel.
The Israels I've known have either been black or Christian.
The Israels I've known have either been black or Christian.
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I know quite a few young ones actually and none are Jewish.
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Actually, it’s used quite a lot as a name. I’ve met several. It looks like it’s in the top 300 in the U.S., which is nothing to sneeze at.
I agree that you would have to be Jewish to use it though, and even then I probably wouldn’t due to the fraught (and likely unresolvable in our lifetimes) situation in that region.
It does have a nice sound, but if you used it you’ve have to be prepared for it to trigger strong assumptions, associations and emotions every time. That’s a lot to bestow on a little person.
I agree that you would have to be Jewish to use it though, and even then I probably wouldn’t due to the fraught (and likely unresolvable in our lifetimes) situation in that region.
It does have a nice sound, but if you used it you’ve have to be prepared for it to trigger strong assumptions, associations and emotions every time. That’s a lot to bestow on a little person.
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