Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Ziona, In This Instance, Is Not A Female Hebrew Name

Ziona (pronounced in Hebrew tzi-yo-na) means "towards Zion".

Not in India:

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - The more, the merrier is certainly true for Ziona Chana, a 66-year-old man in India's remote northeast who has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren -- and wouldn't mind having more.

They all live in a four storied building with 100 rooms in a mountainous village in Mizoram state, sharing borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, media reports said...His wives share a dormitory near Ziona's private bedroom and locals said he likes to have seven or eight of them by his side at all times.

...The family, all 167 of them, consumes around 91 kg (200 pounds) of rice and more than 59 kg (130 pounds) of potatoes a day. They are supported by their own resources and occasional donations from followers.

"Even today, I am ready to expand my family and willing to go to any extent to marry," Ziona said.

I think there are some Negev Beduin like him.

But with different names.

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