I suppose both theories could be true. My understanding is that in that area they had been saying "by Amen" (or a similar spelling) for centuries. Maybe it's true that the Hebrews invented a very similar word to also use at the end of statements. Perhaps they have absolutely, absolutely nothing to do with each other. I think saying that would make people a lot more comfortable.

I think it would be a stretch to suggest that the Hebrews invented the sun god Amen Ra. Or that the Egyptians would not mention him frequently in conversation, being that he was considered the highest Egyptian deity. So perhaps both theories are true.

Looking into the question on a good search engine, one can see there is a clear camp of people that claim it's only of Hebrew origin and never significantly existed before that. Others claim that there could be some connection and crossover. It is clear that the matter is not settled, unless you ask somebody named "factcheck" or a particular Rabbi.

The deeper question is did Jesus invent the term Christ? Now there's a rabbit hole for ya.

I suppose both theories could be true. My understanding is that in that area they had been saying "by Amen" (or a similar spelling) for centuries. Maybe it's true that the Hebrews invented a very similar word to also use at the end of statements. Perhaps they have absolutely, absolutely nothing to do with each other. I think saying that would make people a lot more comfortable.

I think it would be a stretch to suggest that the Hebrews invented the sun god Amen Ra. Or that the Egyptians would not mention him frequently in conversation, being that he was considered perhaps the highest deity. So perhaps both theories are true.

Looking into the question on a good search engine, one can see there is a clear camp of people that claim it's only of Hebrew origin and never significantly existed before that. Others claim that there could be some connection. It is clear that the matter is not settled, unless you ask somebody named "factcheck" or a particular Rabbi.

The deeper question is did Jesus invent the term Christ? Now there's a rabbit hole for ya.

I suppose both theories could be true. My understanding is that in that area they had been saying "by Amon" for centuries. Maybe it's true that the Hebrews invented a very similar word to also use at the end of statements. Perhaps they have absolutely, absolutely nothing to do with each other. I think saying that would make people a lot more comfortable.

I think it would be a stretch to suggest that the Hebrews invented the sun god Amon Ra. Or that the Egyptians would not mention him frequently in conversation, being that he was considered perhaps the highest deity. So perhaps both theories are true.

I suppose both theories could be true. My understanding is that in that area they had been saying "by Amon" for centuries. Maybe it's true that the Hebrews invented a very similar word to also use at the end of statements. Perhaps they have absolutely, absolutely nothing to do with each other. I think saying that would make people a lot more comfortable.