Ziklag — A town in the Negeb, or south country of Judah (Josh. 15:31), in the possession of the Philistines when David fled to Gath from Ziph with all his followers. Achish, the king, assigned him Ziklag as his place of residence. There he dwelt for… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
AKEDAH — (ʿAqedah; Heb. הָדֵקֲע, lit. binding (of Isaac) ), the Pentateuchal narrative (Gen. 22:1–19) describing God s command to abraham to offer isaac , the son of his old age, as a sacrifice. Obedient to the command, Abraham takes Isaac to the place of … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization … Encyclopedia of Judaism
S. Yizhar — MKs Date of birth = 27 September 1916 Year of Aliyah = Date of death = 21 August 2006 Knesset(s) = 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. 5th, 6th Party = Rafi Former parties = Mapai Gov t roles = Yizhar Smilansky ( he. יזהר סמילנסקי, born 27 September 1916, died… … Wikipedia
Yizhar, S. — ▪ 2007 Yizhar Smilansky Israeli writer and scholar (b. Sept. 27, 1916, Rehovot, British mandated Palestine [now in Israel] d. Aug. 21, 2006, Meishar, Israel), was one of Israel s earliest and most richly lyrical Hebrew novelists. Although… … Universalium
Smilansky, Yizhar (Yizhar, S.) — (b. 1916) Israeli author. He was born in Rehovot. He worked as a teacher and principal in various schools and served in the Knesset. His writings include the novel The Days of Ziklag … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
2 Samuel 1 — 1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; 2 It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with… … The King James version of the Bible
1 Samuel 30 — 1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; 2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they… … The King James version of the Bible
DAVID — (Heb. דָּוִד), youngest son of Jesse of the Ephrathite family that lived in Beth Lehem in Judah (I Sam. 16:1; 20:27–28; I Chron. 2:13–15; cf. Micah 5:1). In the Bible SOURCES I Samuel 16–II Kings 2 is our main source for David, supplemented by I… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25. As to his personal appearance, we only … Easton's Bible Dictionary
