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The Real Semitic People
The Real Semitic People
“Semitic” refers to language families (Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, etc.).
By strict biblical lineage, the Semitic peoples of Canaan/Palestine, including the Israelites, were Middle Eastern, not European.
Palestinians and other local groups actually carry closer genetic continuity to the ancient inhabitants of the land.
👉 This underscores NAMs main point: the biblical “house of Israel” were Semitic descendants of Jacob, not European converts centuries later.
Semitic People: Who Are They Really?
Semitic People: Who Are They Really?
The word Semitic refers first to language families: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic. The biblical Israelites were Semitic. The ancient Canaanites, Arameans, and Arabs were too. By blood and language, the peoples of Palestine and its surrounding lands today preserve more continuity with those ancient Semitic roots than the Europeans who later migrated there.
This is where modern confusion lies:
The Israelites of the Bible were Middle Eastern, Semitic descendants of Jacob.
The modern State of Israel (1948) was birthed by the Balfour Declaration (1917) and British Mandate politics. It is not the same as Jacob’s household, but a political entity established in the 20th century.
Why This Distinction Matters
Why This Distinction Matters
The Bible’s promises, covenants, and prophecies were spoken to a family line—not to a colonial project or a modern invention. When we read “Israel” in the scriptures, we must ask: are we thinking of Jacob’s children, or a political state created thousands of years later?
To blur this line is to risk confusing covenant with politics, prophecy with nationalism. To clarify it is to restore the story to its roots.
The term used today "antisemitic" takes on a new meaning when one understands the true origin of these people who
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