What Language Was the Bible Written In? Hebrew was the language spoken by the ancient Israelites, and what most of the Bible (and almost all of the Old Testament) are written in It’s part of the Semitic family of languages, which also includes Aramaic (see below) and Arabic
Hebrews 9 NIV - Worship in the Earthly Tabernacle - Now - Bible Gateway Passage Resources Hebrew Greek Your Content Hebrews 9 New International Version Worship in the Earthly Tabernacle 9 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary 2 A tabernacle was set up
Hebrews 7 NIV - Melchizedek the Priest - This - Bible Gateway Passage Resources Hebrew Greek Your Content Hebrews 7 New International Version Melchizedek the Priest 7 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything
What Is the Septuagint? Discover the World’s First Bible Translation . . . The Septuagint is a Greek version of the Hebrew Old Testament and the first known translation of the Bible outside of its original language It was completed by Hellenistic (Greek-speaking) Jewish rabbis a few hundred years before Christ