Christians
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A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in th
After the miraculous catch of fish, Jesus invokes his disciples to become "fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19) by Raphael, (c. 1515)
The Church of Saint Peter near Antioch (modern-day Antakya), the city where the disciples were called "Christians"
Nazareth is described as the childhood home of Jesus. Many languages employ the word Nazarene as a general designation for those of Christian faith.
Japanese Christians (Kurisuchan) in Portuguese costume, 16–17th century
Semitic languages
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The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They include Arabic, Amharic, Tigrinya, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Modern South Arabian languages and numerous other ancient and m
Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia, regarded as the earliest surviving notable literature, written in Akkadian.
Page from a 12th-century Quran in Arabic