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- The Babylonian exile (or Babylonian captivity) is the name generally ... in 537 B.C.E. They came to Jerusalem with a tradition refined by the rise ...18 KB (2,780 words) - 05:25, 26 August 2023
- (original: The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere) is the longest major poem by the ... vivid nature imagery with the supernatural in a perplexing allegorical tale ...18 KB (2,959 words) - 15:42, 30 April 2023
- of the great rabbi Hillel the Elder and a high authority in the Sanhedrin ... Gamaliel is known to the Christian world as the Pharisaic leader who ...9 KB (1,475 words) - 04:07, 18 April 2024
- The Greek word λόγος, or logos, is a word with various meanings ... " and "reason." It indicates a rational explanation in contrast ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 21:00, 3 November 2022
- The Book of Daniel, written in Hebrew and Aramaic, is a book in both ... The book has two distinct parts: a series of six narratives (chapters ...20 KB (3,175 words) - 07:25, 17 November 2023
- Yom Kippur (Hebrew:יוֹם כִּפּוּר meaning Day of Atonement ... In the Bible, the day is called Yom HaKippurim (Leviticus 23:27) and ...20 KB (3,188 words) - 16:40, 4 June 2023
- Philo of Alexandria and as Philo Judaeus, was a Hellenized Jewish philosopher ... that the highest perception of truth is possible only after a study ...29 KB (4,517 words) - 04:00, 24 November 2022
- The Epistle to the Philippians is a book of the New Testament in the ... Besides its joyful character, the letter is also unique in its attitude ...10 KB (1,691 words) - 20:40, 17 May 2023
- Chassidus, meaning "piety") is a Haredi Jewish religious movement ... when European Jews had grown disillusioned as a result of the failed messianism ...28 KB (4,280 words) - 07:46, 25 June 2024
- (September 29, 1881 - October 10, 1973) was a notable Austrian-American economist ... Ukraine), where his father was stationed as a construction engineer. Both ...19 KB (2,970 words) - 02:41, 5 November 2022
- Although a major figure in the protectionist wing of the Conservative ... Before and during his political career Disraeli was well-known as ...28 KB (4,114 words) - 23:17, 11 January 2023
- Extortion is a criminal offense that occurs when a person either obtains ... Extortion is obtaining money or property by threat to a victim's ...10 KB (1,531 words) - 12:32, 21 January 2023
- known as Huguenots) substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially ... as king, supposedly saying "Paris is well worth a Mass." The ...9 KB (1,392 words) - 17:25, 6 October 2020
- the tallit (prayer shawl). This practice is derived from biblical commandments ... . The Jewish sage Maimonides includes wearing the tzitzit as a major ...20 KB (3,211 words) - 00:42, 3 May 2023
- Hebrew Bible is a term describing the common portions of the Jewish ... the Hebrew language or the Jewish people who have continuously used the ...11 KB (1,672 words) - 08:04, 25 June 2024
- – August 7, 1938), was a Russian actor and theater director. His ... organized his realistic techniques into a coherent and usable ‘system ...19 KB (2,723 words) - 17:50, 16 May 2020
- spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most ... Billy Wilder is sometimes confused with director William Wyler. This ...22 KB (3,248 words) - 17:40, 31 October 2023
- ) was a Syrian queen (240-after 274 C.E.). After her husband's ... and became the new ruler with her infant son. A woman of broad education, she ...10 KB (1,554 words) - 05:50, 13 June 2023
- Copepods are a group of generally minute aquatic crustaceans found ... species this armor, and the entire body, is almost totally transparent. ...10 KB (1,426 words) - 02:55, 8 January 2024
- from 75 B.C.E. until her death in 67 B.C.E. A supporter of a religious reform ... The daughter of a prominent Pharisaic family, Alexandra was the wife ...10 KB (1,574 words) - 01:53, 23 December 2022
