How similar is the Phoenician alphabet to the Paleo/Hebrew Alphabet?

Phoenician (used 1000 BC - 300 BC according to Wikipedia):

Paleo-Hebrew (used 900 BC – 135 AD according to Wikipedia): Because Paleo-Hebrew is directly descended from Phoenician, they are similar. However, they are not the same language. It's like French and Latin - yes, they're similar, but French developed from Latin, so they are by definition not the same language.

I've been Googling for hours on the topic (namely because you've piqued my interest, but also because I'm trying to find the differences between the two languages), and unfortunately I'm not able to find specifically what the differences are between Phoenician and Paleo-Hebrew, besides the alphabet. There must be something, if linguists have categorized the two as distinct and separate languages, but I can't seem to find any good online sources explaining this. The best I can do for you is offer up Wikipedia once again for your reading pleasure, and perhaps suggest you head over to the library to see if there's anything in the historical linguistics section (or perhaps the Judaism section, for information on Paleo-Hebrew and the evolution of the Hebrew script).

The two articles on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenician_alphabet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleo-Hebrew_alphabet I hope I've helped! You always have such great language questions, keep 'em coming!

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