Gedaliah son of Pashhur — is a character in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah. He is described as one of the political opponents of the Jeremiah, one of those who applead to King Zedekiah to have Jeremiah executed because of his prophesies that Jerusalem and the Temple… … Wikipedia
MISHMAROT AND MA'AMADOT — MISHMAROT AND MA AMADOT, priestly and levitical divisions. Historical According to I Chronicles 24–26 and rabbinic tradition, the priests and the Levites were organized into courses or divisions. According to post biblical evidence, these… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Pashur — or Pashhur was the name of at least two priests contemporary with the prophet Jeremiah and who are mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah.(1). Pashur the son of Immer (possibly the same as Amariah, Neh. 10:3; 12:2), was deputy chief priest [Heb. paqid … Wikipedia
List of Biblical figures identified in extra-Biblical sources — List of Biblical figures identified in extra Biblical sourcesBiblical figures identified in contemporary sourcesThese are Biblical figures unambiguously identified in contemporary sources.Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)* Ahab, king of Israel:… … Wikipedia
Large Stone Structure — Part of the large stone structure. The Large Stone Structure is the name given to the remains of a large public building in the City of David neighborhood of central Jerusalem, south of the Old City, tentatively dated to 10th to 9th century BCE.… … Wikipedia
Rest of the Words of Baruch — For other uses, see Paralipomena (disambiguation). The Rest of the Words of Baruch or Paralipomena of Baruch (Ethiopian Säqoqawä Eremyas, Paralipomena of Jeremiah ) is the pseudepigraphical text that appears in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Old… … Wikipedia
Gedaliah (disambiguation) — Gedaliah (גדליה) is a Hebrew name given to several men in history. It means made great by God. In the Bible* Gedaliah, the son of Achikam. He presided over the kingdom of Judah shortly after the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. The… … Wikipedia
AARON ḤAKIMAN — (14th century), poet; lived in Baghdad. His prolific works include the incomplete divan presently in the Firkovich collection (Catalog der hebraeischen und samaritanischen Handschriften, 2 (1875), no. 72) in St. Petersburg; this contains a kinah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ARAD — (Heb. עֲרָד), an important biblical city in the eastern Negev which controlled the main road to Edom and Elath. Ancient Arad The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South (Negev) prevented the Israelite tribes from penetrating into… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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
