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Adar — (Hebrew: אֲדָר, Standard Adar Tiberian ʾĂḏār ; from Akkadian adaru ) is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a winter month of 29 days. In leap years, it is preceded by a 30… … Wikipedia
Pharisees — The word Pharisees (lat. pharisæ|us , i ) comes from the Hebrew פרושים perushim from פרוש parush , meaning separated [Ernest Klein Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language ] . The Pharisees were, depending on the time, a… … Wikipedia
Nebaioth — (Hebrew נְבָיוֹת) is mentioned at least five times in the Hebrew Bible according to which he was the firstborn son of Ishmael, and the name appears as the name of one of the wilderness tribes mentioned in the Book of Genesis 25:13, and in the… … Wikipedia
Ten Martyrs — The Ten Martyrs (Aseret Harugei Malchut עשרת הרוגי מלכות) refers to a group of ten rabbis living during the era of the Mishnah who were martyred by the Romans in the period after the destruction of the second Temple. Although all ten could not… … Wikipedia
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DIASPORA – SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD — During the period of the Second Temple, Jewish history was mainly concentrated in Ereẓ Israel. Whatever may or may not have been the relative population figures inside and outside the country, the main currents which were subsequently to shape… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ZEVAḤIM — (Heb. זְבָחִים; Animal Sacrifices ), first tractate in the order Kodashim, in the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Babylonian Talmud (there is no Jerusalem Talmud to Kodashim). Just as tractate Ḥullin is also called Sheḥitat Ḥullin ( The Slaughter of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
