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Le Fédérland n'est ni une plaisanterie, ni une tentative d'humour. C'est plutôt un rejet catégorique du "pays message" et de ses conséquences désastreuses.

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December 1941 - Australian troops learning ski control at Bcharre El Arez.

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Jezzine - 1960

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Bayto dlo ktové akh navɔo dlo mayo. A house without books is like a spring without water.

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It is one thing to remember Charles Malek; it is another to embody his beliefs. Let's get back to his letter to the Maronites, he wrote: "The Maronites have been given an old Aramaic-Syriac heritage, which bonds them historically, culturally, and religiously 1/3

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Ni oubli, ni pardon! Quarante-septième commémoration du massacre de Damour. Gloire et éternité à nos martyrs.

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حجر الأبونا الزحلاوي امتداد لرمح البطرك الحدشيتي

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Charbel is a compound Syriac name composed of two elements, "Charbo" meaning story / narrative and "El" meaning God. Thus, combined it means " the story of God".

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This fragment isn't just cool, it comes from a medieval Syriac Christian monastery in China. Moro dmawtan shobħo lokh bétrayhoun ƹolmé.

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Largest stone ever carved by human hands, found in a limestone quarry in Baalbek, weighing up to 1,240 tons. Most likely intended for use in the nearby temple dedicated to Jupiter, but never found its way out of the quarry, probably because it was too massive to transport.

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It's evident that Maronites feel a deep connection to the Syriac language, regardless of whether or not they can speak it. Syriac is an integral part of our identity and heritage, and a reminder of the richness of our culture and the beauty of our faith.

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Ain Warka Maronite convent in Ghosta was inaugurated by Patriarch Estephan Doueihy on the 14th of September 1798 then transformed into a school in 1889. Patriarchs Youssef Hobaish, Youssef El-Khazen, Boulos Massad and Youhana El-Hajj all graduated from this school.

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In 1624, Patriarch John Makhlouf (1608 - 1633) a graduate of the Maronite college in Rome, set up the first Maronite seminary in the Levant, also known as the school of Ḥawqa in the valley of Qozhaya where returnees from Rome taught languages, liturgy and theology...

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A Phoenician royal inscription of King Yeḥimilk, Byblos, c. 10 century BCE, it reads as follows: House that Yeḥimilk, king of Byblos, built. It was he who revived all these ruined houses. May Baal-shamem, the Lad<y> of Byblos, and the council of the holy gods of Byblos 1/2

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There is an assumption, (I shall reiterate; an assumption), that the Ancient Olympic Games may have originated in Phoenicia, and were held at the Stadium of Amrit. I recently found this theory again in a history magazine, so now I deem it worthy of some further investigation!

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Tes fleurs s'épanouissent une à une, église bénie, ton printemps sera éternel.

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ܛܘܒܝܟ ܕܣܢܝܬ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܥܒܘܪܐ. ܨܠܘܬܟ ܥܡܢ ܐܘ ܐܒܘܢ ܡܪܘܢ ܨܠܘܬܟ ܥܡܢ.

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It is of interest that the Phoenician philosopher Porphyry of Tyre (born in about 232) had Syriac as his native tongue; this is noted in the book Rome, the Greek World, and the East (Volume 3): "He came from Tyre, and his native language was Syriac."

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ܢܦܩܘܢܟܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܢܘܫܬܗܘܢ ܘܬܐܬܐ ܫܥܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܢܩܛܘܠܟܘܢ ܢܣܒܪ ܕܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܡܩܪܒ ܠܐܠܗܐ †

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Mén rish ṭouro lsawfé darɔo, mo fṣiḥo hono yomo bdokhroné Moroun abo dbaytan.

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ܠܐܝܟܐ ܐܙܠ ‌ܐܒܥܝܟ ܕܝܢܝ ܐܢ ܛܥܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܠܐܝܢܐ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܠܘ ܬܡܢ ܐܢܬ ܐܢ ܫܓܐ ܐܢܐ - ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܣܪܘܓܝܐ

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Inscription in Syriac letters written into the fresco of the Coronation of the Holy Virgin in the church of the monastery of Our Lady of Qannoubine, it reads: "Come from Lebanon, oh my bride, and you will be crowned"

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Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, Ḥarissa - 1941

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C'est du pur Mont Liban.

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Un pupitre datant de 1788, conservé à l'école d'Aïn Warqa, témoigne de l'importance primordiale qu'accordaient les ecclésiastiques Maronites à l'éducation.

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Syriacs are the indigenous people of Lebanon... Excerpt from the preface of "Ċaṣdaq Maa Qaan Fii Taariik Lubnaan" by Viscount Philippe de Tarrazi, founder of the National Library of Lebanon.

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On the cover, Byblos is described as the gateway of the world (toegangspoort naar de wereld). These Dutch archaeologists, by demonstrating a profound understanding of the unique importance of this magnificent city, shall receive my sweet and sincere blessings.

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In this special issue of the Dutch magazine, Archeologie, the focus is on Lebanon and more specifically, the glorious city of Byblos, aptly hailed as "the pearl in the Mediterranean archaeological crown".

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Les Phéniciens étaient maîtres dans l'art raffiné des métaux, comme en témoigne ce vase en or paré de motifs géométriques et d'une statuette féminine. Datant du XIXe siècle avant J.-C., ce chef-d'œuvre provient du temple des obélisques de Byblos.

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Saint Anthony's spirituality and monasticism were a noteworthy inspiration to the Maronite hermits of Mount-Lebanon. The biography of Saint Anthony the Great was one of the books that Saint Charbel very much enjoyed reading. Blessed Saint Anthony the Great Day!

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Cardinal Dubois avec le Patriarche Hoyek à Bkerké, en 1920, lors d'une mission pour le gouvernement français dans les pays du Levant et des Balkans, Athènes et Constantinople, afin de garantir à ces pays l'impartialité religieuse de la France après la Première Guerre mondiale.

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Inscription en Syriaque à Aïn Warqa: Én ṣobé āt gmiro lméhwo, zél zabén qényonokh whab lméskiné, wṯéhwé lokh simṯo bašmayo, wṯo boṯar. Si tu veux être parfait, va, vends ce que tu possèdes, donne-le aux pauvres, et tu auras un trésor dans le ciel. Puis viens, et suis-moi.

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L'Église Maroni†e commémore aujourd'hui le Concile de Chalcédoine réuni en 451.

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On dispose de 3 indices principaux pour reconnaître Saint Maron dans l’art Maronite: - La coule: vêtement monastique noir - L'étole: ornement liturgique porté sur les épaules - La crosse épiscopale: le bâton pastoral, symbole de l'autorité

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The claim that the Greeks referred to Phoenicians as 'date eaters' and were therefore Arabs is definitely one of the most preposterous ideas I have ever heard. I presume that this erroneous association may be attributed to the genus name of the plant; Phoenix.

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L'École Nationale Libanaise des Arts et Métiers - 1920

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Émar Ésḥoq dAntiokh: yolfono mélḥo hou dnafsho, dboh méthḥayṣo rafiothoh. Isaac of Antioch said: Knowledge is the salt of the soul by which its weakness is strengthened

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The Phoenicians established various bases in Portugal to foster contact with the native population. It is evident that their presence was heavily concentrated on the coast, with settlements and commerce along the lower reaches of the main rivers.

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Couvent de Saint Jean-Maron à Kfarhay (Dayro d-Mor Yoḥanon Moroun bgaw Kafro d-Ḥayo [le village du vivant]), berceau de la résistance Maronite et le premier Siège Patriarcal dès 685. Ce couvent abrite également le crâne de saint Maron (Rish Moran) conservé dans un reliquaire.

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Archaeologists working in Lagash, one of the largest cities in ancient Mesopotamia, have uncovered the remnants of a tavern dating back to 2700BC. Bowls containing fish and animal bones were discovered, as well as evidence of beer-drinking, which was common among the Sumerians.

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with the vestiges of the great Aramaic civilization of the East... Who is more worthy than the Maronites to respect, honor, admire, study, and perpetuate the Aramaic language? It has been given to them. It is living in their quintessence. 2/3

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Xnan Sōryoyē Morūnoyē itayn - We are Syriac Maroni†es.

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ܠܟ ܛܘܒܝܟ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܘܢ ܦܠܚܐ ܢܨܚܐ ܕܗܘܝܬ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܡܪܘܢܝܐ ܪܥܝܐ، ܒܥܝ ܐܒܘܢ ܚܠܦ ܟܢܫܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܠܥܐܕܟ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܥܒܪ ܡܢܗ ܢܟܝܢܐ. ܗܘ ܒܢܝ ܥܕܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܡܪܘܢܝܬܐ ܫܐܠܝܢ ܒܘܪܟܬܟ . ܨܠܘܬܟ ܥܡܢ ܐܬܠܝܛܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܨܠܘܬܟ ܥܡܢ.

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They - not others - are primarily accountable for it, and not only to study it historically, theoretically, and with the same curiosity as Europeans and Westerners... 3/3

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Medicine in Mesopotamia combined religion and physical treatments. Doctors had their own offices, beds and tools, fell into two types; the Ashipu, who used spiritual healing, and the Asu, who treated illness empirically. These two would typically collaborate to treat a patient.

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البطريركية ما خذلتنا ولا مرة على مدى 1400 سنة وثقتنا فيا ما الها حدود. منتمنى من الشعب الماروني يلبي دعوة البطريرك ويصوت بكثافة للخط السيادي.

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ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܙܓ ܡܝܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܡܫܝܚܐ ܩܕܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܕܢܚܬ ܘܥܡܕ ܒܗܘܢ. ܐܒܐ ܐܙܥܩ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܪܡܐ: ܗܢܘ ܒܪܝ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܕܒܗ ܗܘ ܐܨܛܒܝܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ

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Spanish artist Marco Augusto Dueñas working on the statue of Saint Maron. This splendid sculpture adorns the last available niche on the exterior wall of Saint Peter's Basilica.

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Aat déyn mo dṣoyém aat, ashigh afayk wamshouḥ rishokh. Akh dlo thétḥzé labnaynosho dṣoyém aat, élo laboukh dabkhésyo, waboukh dḥozé bkhésyo hou néfrɔokh. But you whenever you fast, wash your face and anoint your head. So that you may not appear to the children of men

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The historical church of Saint Eusebius (Mar Ḥawchab) in Bekaa Kafra where Saint Charbel learned to read and write.

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L'embrasure pratiquée dans l'épaisseur du mur de courtine est appelée archère ou meurtrière. Celle-ci permet aux défenseurs d'observer les alentours tout en tirant des projectiles tels que des flèches. (Photo prise à la citadelle de Smar Jbeil)

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The earliest attested Phoenician settlement on the Mediterranean coast of Spain is at Morro de Mezquitilla, in Málaga. Founded around the same time as Castillo de Doña Blanca in Cádiz, with six phases of settlement ranging from 800 BC (Phase I) to the 6th century BC (Phases V-VI)

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*ancien français* que l'on peut conſidérer les Maronites comme l'une des plus pures portions du Chriſtianiſme. Extrait du livre La vie de Monsieur de Chasteüil solitaire du Mont-Liban par François Marchetty - 1688. #H élas

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Here once more, the term 'Khamis l Skara' is included in the Dictionnaire français-arabe by Ellious Bocthor, published in 1871. *Ellious Bocthor, orientalist and lexicographer of Coptic origin, was appointed professor of vulgar Arabic at l'École des Langues Orientales in 1820.

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I stumbled across "Khamis l Skara" in Maroun Abboud's book, Woujouh Wa Ḥikayat, first published in 1945. The search goes on...

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I stumbled across "Khamis l Skara" in Maroun Abboud's book, Woujouh Wa Ḥikayat, first published in 1945. The search goes on...

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ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܘܟ ܗܘܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܫܪܒܠ ܚܒܝܫܝܐ 🤍

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View of the remains of a large Phoenician wall in Tavira, Portugal. It was constructed in the 8th century BC, and has many internal compartments. This type of fortification is known to have been present in other Phoenician settlements such as Carthage.

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The Phoenicians established various bases in Portugal to foster contact with the native population. It is evident that their presence was heavily concentrated on the coast, with settlements and commerce along the lower reaches of the main rivers.

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Soyez donc prudents!

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The planned genocide of Mount Lebanon inhabitants during WWI #Kafno Excerpt from The Memoirs of Muhammad Izzat Darwaza (1888 - 1984) - politician, historian, and educator from Nablus. #Mor ūnoyē

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One more time: "Bkerké is extremely vital. In fact, if Lebanon happens to fall into ruins while Bkerké remains safe, sound, and strong, embracing the mission to which it has long been entrusted with an ironclad fist, it can rebuild Lebanon. 1/2

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In Ancient Rome, those of the lower classes who did not possess their own kitchen would go to a Thermopolium (place where hot is sold) to find affordable hot soup and victuals. Archaeologists have likened these to modern fast food joints.

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ܡܶܢ ܛܽܘܪܳܐ ܕܠܶܒܢܳܢ ܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܩ̣ܪܳܐ ܡܟܺܝܪܬܶܗ ܘܡܶܢ ܛܽܘܪܳܐ ܕܠܶܒܢܳܢ ܐܶܙܰܠ̱ܬ̣݀ ܪܰܦܩܳܐ ܥܰܡ ܡܳܪܳܗ̇

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Lo ho ṯnon, qom léh gér aykano démar. Toyén ħzoyén dūkṯo dsim wo voh Moran. Il n'est pas ici, car il est ressuscité, comme il l'avait dit. Venez voir l'endroit où le Seigneur était couché.

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ܒܫܡܝܐ ܘܒܐܪܥܐ ܗܐ ܢܨܚ ܕܘܟܪܢܟ ܡܪܝ ܫܪܒܠ ܚܒܝܫܝܐ، ܡܐ ܦܨܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܝܘܡܐ. ܕܫܒܩ ܗܘܐ ܐܡܗ ܥܡ ܥܠܡܐ، ܗܢܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܥܛܪܐ ܕܛܘܪ ܠܒܢܢ ܘܣܗܪܐ ܕܥܢܐܝܐ، ܐܣܝܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܫܘܬܩܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ. ܨܠܘܬܟ ܥܡܢ ܐܘ ܡܪܝ ܫܪܒܠ، ܠܨܠܘܬܟ ܢܫܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܚܣܐܠܢ. †

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A Syriac inscription, in the Deir Es-Salib church located inside a cave in Qadisha valley, reads: Qadisho Mor Polus

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ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܘܟ ܗܘܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܣܗܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܘܢ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܘܟ ܗܘܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܫܪܒܠ ܚܒܝܫܝܐ

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ܐܬܕܟܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܥܢܝܕܝܢ ܘܢܝܚܐ ܥܒܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܠܒܫܘܟ ܡܢ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܫܩܠܘܟ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܐܟܠܘ ܦܓܪܟ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܐܫܬܝܘ ܠܕܡܟ ܟܣܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܥܡ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܢܬܒܣܡܘܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܟ ܢܩܥܘܢ ܠܟ ܕܠܟ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ . ܢܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܠܥܒܕܝܟ †

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Saint Julian Saba who lived in the 4th century, is the earliest known member of the Syriac-speaking community to have dedicated himself to the eremitical life. He is best known for his teachings on monasticism and asceticism.

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ܠܥܠܡ ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܟ ܐܘ ܩܕܝܫܐ † ܥܐܕܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܪܒܠ

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The oldest evidence of the handshake can be seen in an Assyrian relief from the 9th century BC, it shows King Shalmaneser III sealing an alliance with Marduk zakir-shumi I with a clasp of the hand.

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Never forget #Kafno the planned and engineered genocide of Mount Lebanon's Maroni†es by starvation.

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"Les langues ont une mémoire. Elles se souviennent de langues antérieures, elles en témoignent au travers de mots dont elles ont hérité" 'La Méditerranée, Mer de Nos Langues' par Louis-Jean Calvet

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ܒܚܟܝܡܬܟ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܨܠܘܬܟ ܫܘܪܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܢ ܡܪܝ ܫܪܒܠ ܚܒܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܗܫܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܠܡ.

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Mshiḥo éthiléd bgaw Béth Lḥèm. Halélūya, ḥnan kūlan méthbasminan.

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Hou żén émar loh, brath, haymonouthékh aħyathékh. Zél bashlomo wahwayt ħlimo mén mħouthékh. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. Go in peace and be whole of thy plague.

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It's not only Libanus, but the entire world appears to be steadily descending into an era reminiscent of the Dark Ages.

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2 years

ܚܕܝܬ ܟܕ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܝ. ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܙܠܝܢܢ. ܩܝ̈ܡܢ ܗܘܝ ܖܓܠܝ ܒܬܖܥܝܟܝ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ - ܡܙܡܘܪܐ † ܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ

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ܐܘܫܥܢܐ ܠܒܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ ܕܐܬܐ ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ

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5 months

On n'a plus la possibilité de perdre du temps...

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2 years

The history surrounding Aramaic and the Aramaeans is complex; there is no consensus on the etymology and meaning of ʾAram. One suggestion was that it is derived from the root rwm, meaning 'high, exalted', making it to mean 'highland'. There is a perplexity as to whether ʾAram

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2 years

Le terme bibliothèque vient du latin bibliotheca, emprunté au grec ancien bibliothêkê (biblíon = livre + thêkê = coffre), lieu de dépôt de livres. Biblíon étant dérivé de bíblos, avec le suffixe -ion; une métonymie désignant la ville qui fournissait du papyrus : Byblos !

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2 years

It is virtually impossible to rescue a population who has deliberately opted for self-destruction.

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1 year

Batroun, the Phoenician city, was mentioned ten times within the Amarna Letters dating to the 14th century B.C. Document EA 78; vs 17-19: Rib-Hadda: "May my lord heed the w[ords] of his {servant}. I have just b[e]en in Batruna."

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Someone has got to tell Fares Souaid that our holy Maroni†e church is actually Antiochene Syriac not "arabian", I just blocked him myself.

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According to chrono-comedian Kamal Salibi, Tyre in Lebanon isn't the one in the Bible. Instead, it's some place called Zur al-Wadi‘ah in the Najran region. Moral of the story: abstain from drinking when you are scripting history.

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2 years

ܗܟܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܚܒ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܠܒܪܗ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܢܬܠ ܕܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܡܗܝܡܢ ܒܗ ܠܐ ܢܐܒܕ ܐܠܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܗ ܚܝܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ Hoqano gér aḥéb Aloho l ɔolmo ayqano dla'bréh iḥidoyyo nétél dquul man damhaymén béh lō nibad, élō néhwuun léh ḥayyé dal'ɔolam

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1 year

Kafro d'Ħayo

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2 years

Today the Maroni†e Church commemorates Martyr Saint Sozon of Cilicia. He was suspended from a tree and beaten with iron rods to death, yet refused to renounce his faith, a very powerful example of how the gift of Fortitude perfects the mind in the endurance of atrocities!

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2 years

How do you transform a CIVIL state into a CIVIL state?

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Lo téhwoun akh mayiné dmoɔyon kubé ḥaklothoun - Mor Aphrèm Suryoyo. (Do not be like the slothful whose fields sprout thorns)

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2 years

December 1941 - Australian troops watching horse races at Beirut.

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2 years

ܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܚܝܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܣܗܕܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ †

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This represents a splendid fossilized specimen of Pseudoberyx syriacus originating from Byblos, estimated to be approximately 98 million years old. It's likely Louis IX received one of these in 1248, as noted by Sire de Joinville: "Tandis que li roys estoit à Sayette (Sidon),

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Today the Maronite Church commemorates Saint Thecla of Iconium (Mar Taqla) of the early Christian Church. Having been deeply inspired by Saint Paul's preaching, she converted and was commissioned to teach the word of God.

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1 year

We, as a free people, have the right of self-determination declared in multiple international treaties. By exercising this right, we are at liberty to define our own political and cultural perspectives, and that's all that counts!

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1 year

Turning the clock turned the tables! #توقيت_جبل_لبنان

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1 year

One of the earliest reference to the land of Canaan is found in the Idrimi statue 15th century BC. Idrimi records his flight from Emar into the coastal Levantine region: "I came to the land of Canaan. The city of Ammiya is located in the land of Canaan". (likely in Lebanon)

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ܒܪܟ ܡܪܢ ܕܘܟܪܢܗܘܢ ܒܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܟ ܕܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܣܗܕܐ ܕܚܫܘ ܘܐܬܩܛܠܘ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܟ ܘܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܘܢ - ܨܠܝܒܟ ܢܗܘܐ ܓܫܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܫܘܪܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܢ ܬܐܚܝܢ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܕܬܝ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܥܠܝܐ-ܡܪܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܦܕܪܠܢܕ

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2 years

Il y a un choix décisif à faire entre une vie décente et le vivre-ensemble !

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2 years

Ṭoobayk Ɔit Soryoyyto margonitho d-avohotho, kmo shénthé qshayo qablaat!

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1 year

a wonderful story relative to this last tree, to the effect that it dies and comes to life again in a similar manner to the phoenix". But of course, eating dates instantly transforms you into an Arab, just like devouring tacos magically turns you into a Mexican!

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Dans son livre Histoire des moines de la Syrie, Théodoret de Cyr décrit Marana et Cyra de Bérée, les deux sœurs de la noblesse devenues ascètes et que l'Église Maronite commémore aujourd'hui, comme deux grandes figures de la vie monastique:

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