Quote Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny
I was only stating where the name came from . And there are many historical facts in the bible. Im amazed that you doubt it. Do I believe that we all are desended from Noah and that the story of Noah is fact. Hell no. I believe its based on stories from earlier religions and that there was at sometime a flood on earth that this story sprang from. Theres one from Mesoptania that comes to mind. I do believe we are all originally the same race and peoples however and that in reality there is only one race that being the human race. We all started in Africa. Its one of the reasons the term African american is ludicrous to me.
So why are you so ready to appeal to "ancestral homeland" when defending Israel's, and specifically Jews' claim to that land?