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21PRAYER BOOKS — Books containing the texts of the customary daily prayers did not exist in ancient times. Sources of tannaitic and amoraic times take it as understood that prayer is by heart (e.g., Ber. 5:3–5; RH 4:5–6; Ta an. 2:2). In public prayer the reader… …
22TRAVELERS AND TRAVELS TO EREẒ ISRAEL — Jewish Travelers Jews have traveled to see the Holy Land ever since they first settled in the lands of the Diaspora, i.e., travel by Jews to Ereẓ Israel began from the time of the Babylonian Exile and in effect never ceased entirely from then to… …
23List of people from Texas — The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Texas. Military/war Founders of The Republic of Texas *Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), the Father of Texas *Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas… …
24biblical 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… …
25HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …
26JERUSALEM — 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 …
27ZOHAR — (Heb. זֹהַר; (The Book of) Splendor ), the central work in the literature of the kabbalah . Introduction In some parts of the book the name Zohar is mentioned as the title of the work. It is also cited by the Spanish kabbalists under other names …
28Islamic view of Ishmael — In Islam, Ishmael ( circa 1781 BC 1638 BC?) [ [http://www.thetruthoflife.org/messengers nooh.htm The Truth of Life ] ] [ [http://www.zainab.org/commonpages/ebooks/english/short/prophets.htm :: www.zainab.org ] ] is known as the first born son of… …
29international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
30CODIFICATION OF LAW — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the concept and its prevalence in other legal systems in jewish law in the mishnah format and style of the mishnah the talmud and post talmudic halakhic literary forms variety of… …
