Eupolemus (disambiguation) — *Eupolemus is the name of a Greek general *Eupolemus is the name of a Jewish Historian *Some species of shield bugs (that is, insects from the family Acanthosomatidae ) are in a genus called Eupolemus, such as the insect native to Australia known … Wikipedia
Ptolemy (general) — Ptolemy (in Greek Πτoλεμαιoς; died 309 BC) was a nephew of Antigonus, the general of Alexander the Great (338 ndash;323 BC) who afterwards became king of Asia. His name is first mentioned as present with his uncle at the siege of Nora in 320 BC,… … Wikipedia
Hicetas (general) — Hicetas (Greek: polytonic|Ίκέτας or polytonic|Ίκέτης) was a Syracusan general, contemporary with the younger Dionysius and Timoleon. He is first mentioned as a friend of Dion, after whose death (353 BCE), his wife, Arete, and his sister… … Wikipedia
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Moses — For other uses, see Moses (disambiguation). Moses Moses … Wikipedia
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
Moses in Judeo-Hellenistic literature — The Biblical character Moses is discussed or alluded to in surviving works by a number of Judeo Hellenic or Judeo Roman authors, including Eupolemus, Artapanus, Josephus, and Philo, as well as the non Jewish Hellenistic authors discussed in the… … Wikipedia
Ur Kaśdim — or Ur of the Chaldees (אור כשדים) is the town in the Hebrew Bible and related literature where Abraham( origin. Abram Gen. 17.5) was said to have been born. The traditional site of Abraham s birth is in the vicinity of Edessa although Ur Kaśdim… … Wikipedia
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hasmonean — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name = Hasmonean Kingdom common name = continent = Asia region = Levant country = era = Hellenistic Age status = Jewish theocracy government type = Jewish theocracy with priestly king year… … Wikipedia
