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Ezekiel
(Encyclopedia) EzekielEzekielēzēˈkēĕl [key], prophetic book of the Bible. The book is a collection of oracles emanating from the career of the priest Ezekiel, who preached to Jews of the Babylonian…Isserles, Moses ben Israel
(Encyclopedia) Isserles, Moses ben IsraelIsserles, Moses ben Israelĭsˈərlĕs [key], c.1525–1572, Polish rabbi, annotator, and philosopher, b. Kraków, known as Remah. He is best known for his glosses…Noah, Mordecai Manuel
(Encyclopedia) Noah, Mordecai ManuelNoah, Mordecai Manuelmôrˈdĭkī [key]Noah, Mordecai Manuel, nōˈə [key], 1785–1851, American journalist and politician, b. Philadelphia. He became a journalist in…Pale
(Encyclopedia) Pale. 1 In Irish and English history, that district of indefinite and varying limits around Dublin, in which English law prevailed. The term was first used in the 14th cent. to…Demetrius II, king of ancient Syria
(Encyclopedia) Demetrius II (Demetrius Nicator)Demetrius IIdĭmēˈtrēəs [key]Demetrius IInīkāˈtər [key], d. c.125 b.c., king of ancient Syria, son of Demetrius I. He was aided against the usurper,…Duran
(Encyclopedia) Duran,&sp;DurandDuran,both: düräNˈ [key], or DuranteDuran,düräNtˈ [key], Jewish family of scholars. Profiat Isaac ben Moshe ha-Levi Duran, 1350–1414, called Efodi, was born…Allah
(Encyclopedia) AllahAllahălˈə, äˈlə [key], [Arab.,=the God]. Derived from an old Semitic root refering to the Divine and used in the Canaanite El, the Mesopotamian ilu, and the biblical Elohim, the…Aha of Shabcha
(Encyclopedia) Aha of ShabchaAha of Shabchaäˈhä, shäbˈkhä [key] or Achai of ShabchaAchai of Shabchaäˈkhī [key], c.680–c.762, Babylonian rabbi. He settled (c.752) in Palestine after being passed over…Hebrew literature
(Encyclopedia) Hebrew literature, literary works, from ancient to modern, written in the Hebrew language. The rise of Zionism, particularly reflected in the writings of Ahad Ha-am (Asher…Rothschild
(Encyclopedia) RothschildRothschildrŏthˈchīld, Ger. rōtˈshĭlt [key], prominent family of European bankers. The first important member was Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1743–1812), son of a money changer…Trending
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