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2023-12-04 10:41:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 009C38FB2D3F4140022CC566C236B8E161E362406F7D101B41A472C014D30938
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Ashdod, Beersheba, Hebron and Jerusalem are mentioned in the Bible. The names predate the Arabic names. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashdod https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_the_Patriarchs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beersheba Al-Quds, Yaffa, among others are still used, as confirmed by Arabic readers https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/road-sign-telavivyafo-israel-431-260nw-1592901427.jpg https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/street-signal-on-road-jerusalem-260nw-1035735781.jpg https://media.istockphoto.com/id/1146705988/photo/road-sign-israel.jpg?s=612x612&w=is&k=20&c=hCQzYyagDjBY2TLB5vlWUjD3G6SutCLgBq98zkbfJ9M= https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ANJ4AG/road-sign-in-hebrew-arabic-and-english-between-the-dead-sea-and-jerusalem-ANJ4AG.jpg Renaming of indegenous places is common in the region outside Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_name_changes_in_Turkey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Coptic_place_names https://www.caucasustalks.com/post/the-politics-of-place-names-in-armenia-and-the-region https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/explained-kobane-or-ayn-al-arab-73591
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