JEREMIAH BEN ISAAC — (d. 1805), Hungarian rabbi. Jeremiah studied under meir b. isaac eisenstadt . He was rabbi of Mattersdorf (Burgenland) from 1770, and of Abaújszánto (Hungary), from about 1797. He lived for some time in Aszód (Hungary) but is not known to have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MATTERSDORF, JEREMIAH BEN ISAAC — (d. 1805), Hungarian rabbi and author. Born in Oswiecim, Galicia, Mattersdorf originally had the family name of Rosenbaum, but took the name Mattersdorf after serving as rabbi of the community of that name in Burgenland. He was appointed rabbi of … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤAYYIM (Ben) SHABBETAI — (known as Maharhash – Morenu Ha Rav Ḥayyim Shabbetai; before 1555–1647), rabbi in Salonika. He studied under Aaron Sason, and subsequently became head of the yeshivah of the Shalom community. Many of his pupils became leading authorities such as… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
biblical 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… … Universalium
Metzora (parsha) — Metzora, Metzorah, M’tzora, Mezora, Metsora, or M’tsora (מְּצֹרָע Hebrew for “one being diseased,” the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 28th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah… … Wikipedia
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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
EDOM — (Heb. אֱדוֹם), a land in the south of eastern Transjordan, the southeastern neighbor of Palestine. The Country The land of Edom is the most common name for the Edomite territory. It had, however, other names and appellations, both prosaic and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Descendants of Adam and Eve — Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם, ʼĀḏām, dust; man; mankind ; Arabic: آدم, ʼĀdam) and Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה, Ḥawwā, living one ; Arabic: حواء, Ḥawwāʼ) were, according to the Book of Genesis of the Bible, the first man and woman created b … Wikipedia
Jewish name — For the article on Hebrew given names, see Hebrew name.The Jewish name has historically varied, encompassing throughout the centuries several different traditions. This article looks at the onomastics practices of the Jewish People, that is, the… … Wikipedia
