Hebrew

Hebrew - most of the Old Testament written in hebrew and aramaic. Hebrew diminished in 4th cent. B.C. Jewish purposes.Israel - in 1948 hebrew became an official language along with arabic.

Why hebrew - jewish pop. in Israel, used in jewish prayers, and could symbolically unify culture groups.
Reviving hebrew - initiated by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda lived in Palestine. Creation of 4,000 new hebrew words and first modern hebrew dictionary.