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Edom
(Encyclopedia) EdomEdomēˈdŏm [key], Idumaea, or IdumeaEdomboth: īdy&oomacr;mēˈə [key], mountainous country, called also Mt. Seir. According to the Book of Genesis, it was given to Esau, also…Jewish liturgical music
(Encyclopedia) Jewish liturgical music, the music used in the religious services of the Jews. The Bible and the Talmud record that spontaneous music making was common among the ancient Jews on all…Nethinim
(Encyclopedia) NethinimNethinimnĕthˈĭnĭm [key], in the Bible, alien captives of the Jews who performed the humblest tasks of the temple. Their lot improved until in post-Exilic times they became the…Migdol
(Encyclopedia) MigdolMigdolmĭgˈdŏl [key], in the Bible. 1 Place near which the Israelites crossed the Red Sea. 2 City, Egypt, where Jews lived. It is the modern Tall al Hayr, S of Pelusium.National Socialism
(Encyclopedia) National Socialism or Nazism, doctrines and policies of the National Socialist German Workers' party, which ruled Germany under Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945. In German the party name…Apollonius
(Encyclopedia) ApolloniusApolloniusăpˌəlōˈnēəs [key], in the books of the Maccabees. 1 Governor of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia for Seleucus IV. He oppressed the Jews and was killed by Judas Maccabaeus…Darius the Mede
(Encyclopedia) Darius the Mede, in the Bible, a king of the Medes who succeeded to the throne of Babylonia after Belshazzar. Otherwise unknown outside biblical tradition, it is likely that this…Heijermans, Herman
(Encyclopedia) Heijermans, HermanHeijermans, Hermanhĕrˈmän hīˈərmäns [key], 1864–1924, Dutch dramatist. Much of his work treated life among the Dutch Jews. His dramas include Op Hoop van Zegen (1900…Fackenheim, Emil Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Fackenheim, Emil LudwigFackenheim, Emil Ludwigāmēl l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh făkˈənhīm [key], 1916–2003, Canadian-Israeli rabbi and philosopher, b. Halle, Germany, grad. Hochschule für die…Pur
(Encyclopedia) PurPurpûr [key] [Heb.,=lot], in the Bible, lot cast by Haman to determine the time for the murder of the Jews. See Purim.Trending
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