Lesser Known Fact:
Very few people know that the land of Pakistan is also mentioned in the Christian bible by the name of ‘Hoddu’.
The land of Pakistan, specifically of the Indus Valley, is mentioned twice in the book of Esther while speaking on the Achaemenid Empire.
Very few people know that the land of Pakistan is also mentioned in the Christian bible by the name of ‘Hoddu’.
The land of Pakistan, specifically of the Indus Valley, is mentioned twice in the book of Esther while speaking on the Achaemenid Empire.
The word Hoddu is the Hebrew cognate of the words Hindush/Hindu which themselves were Cognates of the word Sindhu (Sindh/Indus).
The Persian referred to Sindh (Indus Valley) as Hindu due to the Old Persian language shifting S with H. That’s how the word Hoddu developed.
The Persian referred to Sindh (Indus Valley) as Hindu due to the Old Persian language shifting S with H. That’s how the word Hoddu developed.
The word ‘Hoddu’ is mentioned in Esther (1:1) and Esther (8:9) whilst speaking of the satraps of the Achaemenids.
It either mentioned just the satrap of Sindh(Hindu) or the entire Indus Valley (Hindush).
It either mentioned just the satrap of Sindh(Hindu) or the entire Indus Valley (Hindush).
Naturally, like every other ancient reference to the Indus Valley, this is also claimed by India to be ‘the historic ancient connection between the Middle East and India’.
