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[edit] Welcome!

Hello, Gabel, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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[edit] Regarding edits to Beltane

Greetings, Gabel. While I realize the words are superficially similar, there is no relationship between the Irish word Beltane and the Canaanite/Phoenician/Hebrew word Ba'al. The languages are quite different, and Beltane in Irish has a radically different etymology and meaning. Justin Eiler 02:24, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Gabel, the assertion that Irish Beltane (an Indo-European language) and Canaanite/Hebrew/Phoenician Ba'al (all Semitic languages) is an extraordinary claim that requires documentation from a reliable source. Please provide sources for such a claim before re-instating the assertion on the article. I have started a section on the talk page for this discussion. Justin Eiler 02:55, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Greetings, Gabel,

You said:

There is a clear historical connection from the Semetic sun god Ba'al through the Celtic sun god Bel to the feast of Bel-tane which translated means "Fire of Bel" or "Bright Fire". Bel is known as the bright and shining one, a Celtic Sun God.
BAL was the Semetic sun god. He was the great nature god of Babylon holding the power of life and fertility and frequently referred to in Hebrew texts. His name Bal or Baal signifies Lord and Master. He was also the supreme deity of the Carthaginians. The Celts of Gaul worshipped him as the Sun and called him Bel, Belin or Belinus.

Gabel, I have heard this assertion when I was growing up, and I believed it for many years. Indeed, I can point you towards not only Christian apologists who make this error, but Pagan, too. However, the Canaanite and Hebrew languages are Semitic, whereas Irish is a Indo-European language. The two languages are unrelated--Irish did not descend from any of the Semitic languages, nor did the Semitic languages descend from Irish or any other Indo-European language.

Now, to assert a "clear historical connection" is all well and good--however, the proof is not only lacking, the evidence is plainly against the assertion that you make. Please look at the sections on Semitic languages and Indo-European languages and you will clearly see that they are not only unrelated, but radically different.

The connection that you are asserting is of a type commonly called Folk etymology: "Most look simple and plausible while they often depend on confusion between (near-)homophones." I invite you to re-examine this claim in light of the distance between Semitic and Indo-European languages. Justin Eiler 03:39, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Edward Conger

I just thought you might want to take a look at the revisions I made to Edward Conger, an article you created last month. The article came to my attention because I am writing articles on all the former judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In addition to adding some more information, I was able to link the article to a number of other existing articles, making it more likely that other people would read and learn from it. I hope you like the changes and perhaps our paths will cross on another article soon. Regards, Newyorkbrad 01:14, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

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