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There is no doubt, God is fond of the nation Israel. They have remained a distinctive people for over 3,500 years. God gave the land to Abraham when He said to him “And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God (Gen. 17:8 NLT).
Akkadian was the ancient, eastern Semitic language of Assyria and Babylonia written in cuneiform script. Cuneiform writing was composed of slim, wedge shaped triangular elements. The Semitic language was a sub-family of Afroasiatic languages that included Akkadian, Arabic, Ehiopic, Hebrew and Phonecian. In the Akkadian language, the word Canaan may be translated as “purple.”
The land that became Israel may have gotten it is name from the dye industry that flourished there at one time. The most precious dye was the purple dye. It is in truth a red-purple color, known as “argaman” in Hebrew. In fact, a great deal of say it is red. Think of how red and purple mix on the rainbow.
This dye, along with the “royal blue” came from mollusks or whelks found of the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic coasts. The Canaanites fished for the snails that formulated this dye along the coasts of northern Israel and Lebanon. The city of Tyre became a major center for the production of this color. So much so that the dye today is known as “Tyrian purple.”
The dye industry was a major industry for over 3,000 years and the two colors noted above, argaman and royal blue (tekhelet), became related with royalty. One of the main reasons is that they were so highpriced and difficult to produce. According to the Jewish Jewels newletter (August 2010) “One gram of dye was made from the secretion of 10,000 sea snails. The purple color was to an outstanding degree stable, resisting alkalis, soap, and most acids.”
Argaman was the color employed in the Tabernacle along with blues and reds. When Mordecai was rewarded for saving the king’s life in the book of Esther) he was publicly adorned in royal costume of argaman (Est. 8:15). The virtuous woman in Proverbs 31 is known to dress in argaman (Prov. 31:22).
The color purple has often been related with royalty. Just as the land of Canaan was known as the land of purple. Royalty unquestionably came from Israel.
The Purple Land
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Review”Of living writers that I have read, W. H. Hudson is the rarest spirit.” — John Galsworthy, 1915
About the Author
W. H. Hudson (1841–1922) was born in Buenos Aires to American parents. He expended his youth in South America before emigrating to England in 1870. His books include the acclaimed novel Green Mansions, The Naturalist in La Plata, Idle Days in Patagonia, Adventures amidst Birds, A Crystal Age, A Shepherd’s Life, Far Away and Long Ago, and A Hind in Richmond Park.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
 Not a long book, but a must-read for the courageous traveler
By A
Hemingway alluded to this book in his masterpiece “The Sun Also Rises”, claiming that “The Purple Land” is dangerous reading if read too late in life. By this he meant that it entices the reader to want to go to South America, particularly to Uruguay. I found this to be true upon concluding this book myself. The reader vicariously lives through an adventurous, young Englishman, Richard Lamb, in his journeys in Argentina and Uruguay. Discover how he meets his loving wife, his mistresses, and the rebellious banditos who attempt to overthrow the opressive Uruguayan government. Slow at times, nail-biting at others, but the story is not too long. Just right. I highly recommend this as good library material… if you can find it.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
 An adventure worthy to have been told and now read
By otcis4me@ix.netcom.com
If you are a fan of turn-of-the-century literature as I am, you will find this narrative a good read. I had never heard nor read anything about this Hudson fellow until I recently began to read “The Sun Also Rises”, which, as you may know, is Ernest Hemingway’s first novel. Hemingway nonchalantly mentions Hudson and the travels of Lamb briefly in his story. I was intrigued as I gathered Hemingway himself had read the book and apparently liked it well enough to mention. Or perhaps I am mistaken. Regardless, this book is really as series of tales of adventures in the jungles of South America. You meet the natives, the food, the lifestyle and the beautiful girls (as you might expect; latino woman are notably lovely, in my experience). It should be noted, however, that the author, being a product of his times no doubt, is not particularly sensitive to political correctness.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
Men selected by nature
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A window into a time and place where men culture and tools were formed by a harsh natural selection process. The wide open range wild herds of cattle and horses a few men isolated from civilization. Henry Hudson was there, his first impressions are from the viewpoint of an educated Englishman examining barbarians. He then gets immersed in the environment and sees the deeper human experience and the effects of total freedom and self reliance on the character of men
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