When Hebrew and Phoenician Were the Same Writing

Before the square Ashurit script, Judeans, Phoenicians, Moabites, and Arameans wrote with nearly identical letters and spoke closely related languages. This episode explores when that shared script existed, how political rivalries drove it apart, and why empire—not theology—pushed Jews into the script used today. We also uncover the rabbinic explanations that turned script change into sacred law. Episode #741431 — open it directly at myweirdprompts.com/741431