Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Is China Really Mentioned in the Holy Bible?


 Hello Friends

“Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.”  Isaiah 49:12 

Sinim — The Arabians and other Asiatics called China Sin, or Tchin; the Chinese had no special name for themselves, but either adopted that of the reigning dynasty or some high-sounding titles. This view of “Sinim” suits the context which requires a people to be meant “from far,” and distinct from those “from the north and from the west” [Gesenius]. JFB

Dr. Bruce Klein