הֲלוֹא כִבְנֵי כֻשִׁיִּים אַתֶּם לִי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נְאֻם יְיָ הֲלוֹא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל הֶעֱלֵיתִי מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּים מִכַּפְתּוֹר וַאֲרָם מִקִּיר:
To Me, O Israelites, you are just like the Ethiopians [declares Adonai]. True, I brought Israel up from the land of Egypt, but also the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir.
[JPS translation]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. How does this text challenge Jewish particularism? How does it feel to read this text?
1. How does this text challenge Jewish particularism? How does it feel to read this text?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)