Home›Europe›Sacred LanguagesBrowse BySacred LanguagesThis page groups sacred regions by the language of the scripture that names them holy. Wikipedia notes that "according to the Hebrew Bible, Jerusalem was made the capital city of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah under the House of David." Browsing by sacred-languages lets a visitor find every region named holy in the same scriptural language.FactsSacred LanguagesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRegions 1Sacred LanguagesFilter Results17 entriesParent RegionAllIberia and Southern France (4)Italy (3)Scotland (3)Principal TraditionAllAncient Greek Religion (1)Christianity (13)Etruscan Religion (2)Islam (7)Judaism (6)Norse Paganism (2)Roman Religion (1)Slavic Native Faith (Rodnovery) (3)Principal Tradition OfAllAncient Greek Religion (1)Christianity (13)Etruscan Religion (2)Islam (7)Judaism (6)Norse Paganism (2)Roman Religion (1)Slavic Native Faith (Rodnovery) (3)Sacred ToAllEtruscan Religion (2)Roman Religion (1)Modern AreaAllAustria (1)Belarus (3)Belgium (1)Bulgaria (3)Czech Republic (3)France (2)Germany (1)Greece (1)Hungary (3)Italy (3)Liechtenstein (1)Luxembourg (1)Moldova (3)Monaco (1)Netherlands (1)Poland (3)Portugal (3)Romania (3)Russia (3)Slovakia (3)Spain (4)Switzerland (1)Ukraine (3)United Kingdom (4)Attested From (Year)All1500 BCE (2)1000 BCE (1)800 BCE (1)700 BCE (1)75 BCE (1)125 (1)301 (1)450 (1)701 (1)765 (1)800 (2)863 (1)1001 (1)1101 (1)Attested To (Year)All300 BCE (1)50 (1)300 (1)750 (1)1350 (1)Difficulty for an English SpeakerAllCategory I (1)Category II (1)Category IV (5)ISO 639-3 CodeAllara (1)chu (1)cs (1)cym (1)deu (1)ell (1)eng (1)ett (1)gla (1)gle (1)grc (1)heb (1)lat (1)non (1)san (1)spa (1)tur (1)Speaker CountAll0 (5)70,000 (1)71,968 (1)538,300 (1)5,000,000 (1)10,700,000 (1)13,500,000 (1)80,000,000 (1)135,000,000 (1)274,000,000 (1)560,000,000 (1)1,500,000,000 (1)StatusAllClassical (No Native Speakers) (1)Extinct (3)Liturgical / Learned Use Only (2)Living (11)ToneAllNot Tonal (7)Word OrderAllOther (2)SOV (3)SVO (4)VSO (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17Ancient GreekSacred Languages1 entryArabicSacred Languages5 entriesCzechSacred Languages1 entryEnglishSacred Languages4 entriesEtruscanSacred Languages1 entryGermanSacred Languages2 entriesGreekSacred Languages4 entriesHebrewSacred Languages8 entriesIrishSacred Languages2 entriesLatinSacred Languages17 entriesOld Church SlavonicSacred Languages3 entriesOld NorseSacred Languages2 entriesSanskritSacred Languages1 entryScottish GaelicSacred Languages2 entriesSpanishSacred Languages1 entryTurkishSacred Languages1 entryWelshSacred Languages2 entriesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeCategory: RegionsComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.