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Noah in Biblical Characters
Aug 4th 20

Noah was the well-known biblical flood hero, who saved a remnant of humanity and the animals by building an ark, following God’s instructions. In addition, after the flood he received God’s com ...

Noah
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Mesha Stele in Manuscripts
Aug 4th 20

The Mesha Inscription, or Moabite Stone, is an Iron Age text in a language related to Hebrew inscribed on a large stone near Dhiban in Jordan (ancient Dibon).DiscoveryThe history of its discovery in ...

Mesha Stele
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Messiah in Definitions
Aug 4th 20

Messiah (Heb. משיח mashiaḥ), or more fully, mashiaḥ yhwh, that is, ‘Anointed of YHWH’ was a throne-title of Israelite kings. After the eclipse of Israel’s kingdoms, the hope is expressed in prophetic ...

Messiah
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Megilloth (The Five 'Scrolls') in Book Groupings
Aug 4th 20

This page is a stub.Megilloth (The Five 'Scrolls') are part of the Ketuvim (Writings). They are the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther.

Megilloth
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Masoretic Text in Bible Versions
Aug 4th 20

NameThe ‘Masoretic Text’ is the name given to the standard Hebrew text that has been printed in most Hebrew Bibles since the 15th century, with very slight variations.It is so called because the edi ...

Masoretic Text
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Levitical Cities in Biblical Places
Aug 4th 20

This page is a stub.The descendants of Levi (Levites) were excluded from the standard land inheritance laws because of their special role as priests. The division of land between the other tribes is ...

Levitical Cities
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Leah in Biblical Characters
Aug 4th 20

This is a holding page; below is a stub.Leah is first-born daughter of Laban (the son of Nahor and brother of Jacob’s mother, Rebekah) and elder sister of Rachel. When Jacob asked Laban to let him m ...

Leah
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Law in the Old Testament in Definitions
Aug 4th 20

Defining 'law'The whole of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament) is called Torah in Jewish tradition. This Hebrew word is commonly translated 'law', but its original meaning is ...

Law in the Old Testament
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Korah in Biblical Characters
Aug 4th 20

Korah in the PsalmsEleven Psalms mention ‘the Korahites’ in their titles, and 1 Chr 9:19 refers to Korahites ‘in charge of the work of the service’ of the Temple, specifically 'guardians of the thr ...

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Kashrut in Definitions
Aug 4th 20

Kashrut (or Kashruth) means ' purity' (compare kosher, meaning ' pure,' and refers to the Jewish religious dietary laws. Most of the basic laws of Kashrut can be found in Leviticus and Deuteronomy, ...

Kashrut