Israelite

  • 91Rechabite — ▪ Israelite sect       member of a conservative, ascetic Israelite sect that was named for Rechab, the father of Jehonadab. Jehonadab was an ally of Jehu, a 9th century BC king of Israel, and a zealous antagonist against the worshippers of Baal,… …

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  • 92Joel — (?)    Israelite prophet. The book of Joel depicts a plague of locusts (chapters 1 2) and describes the Day of the Lord, when God will rescue the Jewish people from captivity and punish their enemies in the Valley of Jehoshaphat (chapters 3 4) …

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  • 93architecture — Israelite resources were concentrated on survival and there was little energy available for the kind of buildings that are the heritage of Greece to civilization. Only in the short period between the reign of David and the invasions of Assyria… …

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  • 94armour — Israelite soldiers were equipped with shields and spears (2 Chron. 14:8), helmets (2 Chron. 26:14), and coats of mail if they rode in chariots (Jer. 46:4). Jews engaged in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah also had coats of mail on …

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  • 95British Israelism — Not to be confused with Israelis in the United Kingdom. British Israelism (also called Anglo Israelism) is the belief that people of Western European descent, particularly those in Great Britain, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost… …

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  • 96biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 97PENTATEUCH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction definition outline contents and structure the primeval history the patriarchs the exodus Sinai/Horeb Covenant and Laws the journey Moses Farewell the authors doublets and… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 98History of ancient Israel and Judah — Further information: History of Palestine, Pre history of the Southern Levant, History of the Southern Levant, and History of the Levant The Iron Age kingdom of Israel (blue) and kingdom of Judah (tan), with their neighbours… …

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  • 99Histoire des Juifs en France — L histoire des Juifs en France, ou plus exactement sur le territoire de ce qu est aujourd hui la France, semble remonter au Ier siècle de l’ère commune et se poursuit jusqu’à nos jours, ce qui en fait l’une des plus anciennes communautés… …

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  • 100KINGDOMS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL — samuel and the beginnings of israelite monarchy the united david solomon division of the the earliest kings the last days of samaria. the kingdom of judah until its destruction Samuel and Saul: The Beginnings of Israelite Monarchy Our earliest… …

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