Fascinating. I didn’t know this detail and it’s the little details, one on top of another, that add up to a powerful case for archaeology vindicating the biblical narrative.
@thewebbie Cheif rabbi is a government position in those countries where religion and state are intertwined. As far as I can think every cheif rabbi of a country gets their salary and authority from the ministry of religion of that country.
Of course the Spanish genocided the Indians. If you want to blame the Jews for the fact that their scientific discoveries and confiscated money was used for that, I don't know what to day. Columbus was genetically Jewish but always evoked catholic ideology for his attitude towards the natives.
@serchbloc@RabbiJeffx@grok Obviously I meant up until that time. Although I didn't see the brits inventing much technology during the hundreds of years that Jews were banished
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