query: who was given the name israel in the bible

pos: Jacob Jacob Jacob (; ), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a Patriarch of the Israelites. According to the Book of Genesis, Jacob was the third Hebrew progenitor with whom God made a covenant. He is the son of Isaac and Rebecca, the grandson of Abraham, Sarah and Bethuel, the nephew of Ishmael, and the younger twin brother of Esau. Jacob had twelve sons and at least one daughter, by his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and by their handmaidens Bilhah and Zilpah. Jacob's twelve sons, named in Genesis, were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar,

pos: Israel the term "Israeli" to denote a citizen of Israel, with the formal announcement made by Minister of Foreign Affairs Moshe Sharett. The names Land of Israel and Children of Israel have historically been used to refer to the biblical Kingdom of Israel and the entire Jewish people respectively. The name "Israel" (Hebrew: "Yisraʾel", "Isrāʾīl"; Septuagint "Israēl"; 'El(God) persists/rules', though after often interpreted as "struggle with God") in these phrases refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the angel of the Lord. Jacob's twelve sons became the ancestors

pos: Jew (word) referring to a man from the tribe of Benjamin: The name appears in the Bible as a verb in which states: In some places in the Talmud the word "Israel(ite)" refers to somebody who is Jewish but does not necessarily practice Judaism as a religion: "An Israel(ite) even though he has sinned is still an Israel(ite)" (Tractate "Sanhedrin" 44a). More commonly the Talmud uses the term "Bnei Yisrael", i.e. "Children of Israel", ("Israel" being the name of the third patriarch Jacob, father of the sons that would form the twelve tribes of Israel, which he was given and took after

pos: Israelites Hebrew term "b'nei yisrael", יִשְׂרָאֵל as either "sons of Israel" or "children of Israel". The name "Israel" first appears in the Hebrew Bible in . It refers to the renaming of Jacob, who, according to the Bible, wrestled with an angel, who gave him a blessing and renamed him "Israel" because he had "striven with God and with men, and have prevailed". The Hebrew Bible etymologizes the name as from "yisra" "to prevail over" or "to struggle/wrestle with", and "el", "God, the divine". The name "Israel" first appears in non-biblical sources c. 1209 BCE, in an inscription of the Egyptian

pos: Land of Israel which is allocated to nine and half of the twelve Israelite tribes after the Exodus. The expression "Land of Israel" is first used in a later book, . It is defined in detail in the exilic Book of Ezekiel as a land where both the twelve tribes and the "strangers in (their) midst", can claim inheritance. The name "Israel" first appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name given by God to the patriarch Jacob (). Deriving from the name "Israel", other designations that came to be associated with the Jewish people have included the "Children of Israel" or "Israelite".

pos: Benjamin the other three being Chileab, Jesse and Amram. According to the Hebrew Bible, Benjamin's name arose when Jacob deliberately changed the name "Benoni", the original name of Benjamin, since Benoni was an allusion to Rachel's dying just after she had given birth, as it means "son of my pain". Textual scholars regard these two names as fragments of naming narratives coming from different sources - one being the Jahwist and the other being the Elohist. Unusually for one of the 12 tribes of Israel, the Bible does not explain the etymology of Benjamin's name. Medieval commentator Rashi gives two different

pos: Twelve Tribes of Israel Heavenly Jerusalem, the tribes' names were written on the city gates: Attributed arms are Western European coats of arms given retrospectively to persons real or fictitious who died before the start of the age of heraldry in the latter half of the 12th century. Attributed arms of the Twelve Tribes by Thesouro de Nobreza, 1675 Twelve Tribes of Israel According to the Hebrew Bible, the Twelve Tribes of Israel or Tribes of Israel () descended from the 12 sons of the patriarch Jacob (who was later named Israel) and his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and two concubines, Zilpah and

pos: Manasses Manasses Manasses or Manasseh (; "Mənaše") is a biblical Hebrew name for men. It is the given name of seven people of the Bible, the name of a tribe of Israel, and the name of one of the apocryphal writings. The name is also used in the modern world. Manasses was the eldest son of Joseph and the Egyptian Asenath (Genesis 41:50-51; 46:20). The name means "he that causes to forget"; Joseph assigned the reason for its bestowal: "God hath made me to forget all my toils, and my father's house" (Genesis 41:51). Jacob blessed Manasses (Genesis 48); but gave

pos: Patriarchs (Bible) years, and begat Terah ... Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran ... and Haran begat Lot The twelve tribes of Israel include ten of the sons of Jacob (excluding Levi and Joseph) and the two sons of Joseph. Many major world religions trace their origin back to the patriarch Abraham. Israel was the name given to Jacob, grandson of Abraham. All Jews consider themselves to be descendants of Abraham through his son Isaac. Abraham believed God, so in general all people with faith in God are considered sons of Abraham. Islam regards Abraham (Ibrahim) as the

pos: Tribe of Ephraim Tribe of Ephraim According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim (, "Efrayim") was one of the Tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Manasseh together with Ephraim formed the "House of Joseph". It is one of the ten lost tribes. The etymology of the name is disputed. According to the Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim is descended from a man named Ephraim, who is recorded as the son of Joseph, the son of Jacob, and Asenath, the daughter of Potiphar. The descendants of Joseph formed two of the tribes of Israel, whereas the other sons of Jacob were the

pos: Israel (name) "ʾel" (God). Jacob's descendants came to be known as the Israelites, eventually forming the tribes of Israel and ultimately the kingdom of Israel, whence came the name of modern-day State of Israel. In Israel, the name "Israel Israeli" is sometimes used to mean someone whose name is unknown or unspecified. Israel was a common name among Chaldeans till recent times. A famous Chaldean author is Bishop Israel Audo, famous for authoring a book about the Chaldean Genocide. In Nazi Germany, male Jews who did not have "typically Jewish" given names were forced to add "Israel" as of January 1939. This

pos: Jeshurun Jeshurun Jeshurun ( "Yəšurūn"; also "Jesurun" or "Yeshurun") is a poetic name for Israel used in the Hebrew Bible. It is generally thought to be derived from a root word meaning upright, just or straight, but may have been derived from שׁור, shur, to see, or may be a diminutive form of the word "Israel" (יִשְׂרָאֵל "Yiśrāʾēl"). "Jeshurun" appears four times in the Hebrew Bible: three times in Deuteronomy and once in Isaiah. It can refer to the people of Israel ( 33:26), the Land of Israel (), or the Patriarch Jacob (whom an angel renamed Israel in ): The

pos: Tola (biblical figure) Tola (biblical figure) According to the Bible, Tola () was one of the Judges of Israel. His career is summarised in Judges 10:1-2. He judged Israel for 23 years after Abimelech died. He lived at Shamir in Mount Ephraim, where he was also buried. His name means "Crimson worm" or "scarlet stuff." The son of Puah and the grandson of Dodo from the tribe of Issachar, he had the same name as one of the sons of Issachar who migrated to Egypt with Jacob his grandfather in . Of all the biblical judges, the least is written about Tola. None

pos: Israel (name) decree was revoked by the Allies in 1945. Israel (name) Israel is a Biblical given name. The patriarch Jacob was given the name "Israel" (Hebrew: , "Yisraʾel" "Yiśrāʾēl") after he "wrestled with the angel" ( and 35:10). The given name is already attested in Eblaite (𒅖𒊏𒅋, "išrail") and Ugaritic (𐎊𐎌𐎗𐎛𐎍, "yšrʾil"). Commentators differ on the original literal interpretation. The text of Genesis etymologizes the name with the root "śarah" "to rule, contend, have power, prevail over" In Jewish and Christian texts from the Greco-Egyptian area during Second Temple Judaism and beyond the name was understood to mean "a man seeing

pos: Tola (biblical figure) of his deeds are recorded. The entire account from Judges 10:1-2 (KJV) follows: Tola (biblical figure) According to the Bible, Tola () was one of the Judges of Israel. His career is summarised in Judges 10:1-2. He judged Israel for 23 years after Abimelech died. He lived at Shamir in Mount Ephraim, where he was also buried. His name means "Crimson worm" or "scarlet stuff." The son of Puah and the grandson of Dodo from the tribe of Issachar, he had the same name as one of the sons of Issachar who migrated to Egypt with Jacob his grandfather in

pos: Israel (name) Israel (name) Israel is a Biblical given name. The patriarch Jacob was given the name "Israel" (Hebrew: , "Yisraʾel" "Yiśrāʾēl") after he "wrestled with the angel" ( and 35:10). The given name is already attested in Eblaite (𒅖𒊏𒅋, "išrail") and Ugaritic (𐎊𐎌𐎗𐎛𐎍, "yšrʾil"). Commentators differ on the original literal interpretation. The text of Genesis etymologizes the name with the root "śarah" "to rule, contend, have power, prevail over" In Jewish and Christian texts from the Greco-Egyptian area during Second Temple Judaism and beyond the name was understood to mean "a man seeing God" from the "ʾyš" (man) "rʾh" (to see)

pos: Rebecca (given name) Rebecca (given name) Rebecca or Rebekah (Hebrew: רִבְקָה ("Rivkah")) is a feminine given name originating from the Hebrew language. The name comes from the verb רבק ("rbq"), meaning "to tie firmly"; Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names and the NOBS Study Bible Name List suggest the name means "snare", "noose", "tied up", "secured", and even "beautifully ensnaring". W. F. Albright held that it meant "soil, earth". Rebecca was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau in the Hebrew Bible. The Latin Vulgate uses the spelling Rebecca exclusively and it is followed by ("ex. gr.") Wycliffe

pos: Pharaohs in the Bible of Genesis () tell how Joseph, son of Jacob/Israel, is first sold by his brothers into Egyptian slavery but is promoted by the unnamed pharaoh to vizier of Egypt and is given permission to bring his father, his brothers, and their families into Egypt to live in the Land of Goshen (eastern Nile Delta around modern Faqus). The Bible tells how the Israelites are enslaved in Egypt and eventually escape under the leadership of Moses. At least two pharaohs are involved, the "Pharaoh of the Oppression" who enslaves the Israelites, and the "Pharaoh of the Exodus" during whose rule the

pos: Jacqueline (given name) Jacqueline (given name) Jacqueline is a female given name. Jacqueline comes from French, as the feminine form of Jacques (English James). Jacques originated from 'Jacob', which is derived from the Hebrew meaning 'may God protect' or 'supplanter'. "Supplanter" refers to a person who replaces someone or thing of lesser value, and this Hebrew meaning refers to Jacob supplanting Esau as recorded in the Hebrew Bible. 'May God protect' has a more positive connotation and is therefore the preferred meaning for the name. Jacqueline was first used in the United Kingdom in the 17th century. It has spelling variations and many

pos: Jacqueline (given name) of elegance may derive at least in part from its association with her. Jacqueline (given name) Jacqueline is a female given name. Jacqueline comes from French, as the feminine form of Jacques (English James). Jacques originated from 'Jacob', which is derived from the Hebrew meaning 'may God protect' or 'supplanter'. "Supplanter" refers to a person who replaces someone or thing of lesser value, and this Hebrew meaning refers to Jacob supplanting Esau as recorded in the Hebrew Bible. 'May God protect' has a more positive connotation and is therefore the preferred meaning for the name. Jacqueline was first used in

pos: Coat of many colors Coat of many colors In the Hebrew Bible, the coat of many colors ( "ketonet passim") is the name for the garment that Joseph owned, which was given to him by his father, Jacob. According to the King James Version, Genesis 37:3 reads, "Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours." The Septuagint translation of the passage uses the word ("poikilos"), which indicates "many colored"; the Jewish Publication Society of America Version also employs the phrase "coat of many colors". On

neg: Beta Israel is not mentioned in the Bible. Hezekiah later makes reference to the Ark in 2 Kings 19:15. The "Kebra Negast" asserts that the Beta Israel are descended from a battalion of men of Judah who fled southward down the Arabian coastal lands from Judea after the breakup of the Kingdom of Israel into two kingdoms in the 10th century BCE (while King Rehoboam reigned over Judah). Although the "Kebra Nagast" and some traditional Ethiopian histories have stated that Gudit (or "Yudit", Judith; another name given her was "Esato", Esther), a 10th-century usurping queen, was Jewish, some scholars consider that it

neg: Sharon a surname by Zionist emigrants in the context of the Hebrew revival in the early 20th century, and has since become a heritable Israeli surname. Sharon Sharon ( "Šārôn" "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name, although historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In Israel, it is still commonly used as a masculine given name. The Hebrew word simply means "plain", but in the Hebrew Bible, is the name specifically given to the fertile plain between the Samarian Hills and the

neg: Sharon Sharon Sharon ( "Šārôn" "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name, although historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In Israel, it is still commonly used as a masculine given name. The Hebrew word simply means "plain", but in the Hebrew Bible, is the name specifically given to the fertile plain between the Samarian Hills and the coast, known (tautologically) as Sharon plain in English. The phrase "rose of Sharon" (חבצלת השרון "ḥăḇaṣṣeleṯ ha-sharon") occurs in the KJV translation of the Song

neg: Karaite Judaism also Ezekiel the prophet states that Sojourners ("resident aliens" or "strangers") who have joined themselves to the Children of Israel will be given land inheritance among the Tribes of Israel among whom they live during the final redemption. Some, such as the Karaites Jews in Khorasan (Persia) viewed it in Medieval times as a Mitzvah to do so because the name appears some 6800 times throughout the Tanakh (the Jewish Bible). Today, publicly uttering the Tetragrammaton (4 letter name) of God in Hebrew is a controversial issue among Karaites and indeed all Jews. Virtually all traditional Karaites view the pronunciation

neg: Beulah (given name) Beulah (given name) Beulah (), a feminine given name, originated from the Hebrew word (בְּעוּלָ֑ה "bə‘ūlāh"), used in the Book of Isaiah as a prophesied attribute of the land of Israel. The King James Bible transliterates the word and translates it as "married" (see ). An alternative translation is "espoused", see for example (Mechon Mamre). The "Online Etymology Dictionary" relates the word to "baal", meaning "owner, master, lord". Literary works have used "Beulah" as the name of a mystical place, somewhere between Earth and Heaven. It was so used in "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan and in the works

neg: Beulah (given name) of William Blake, for example several times in "The Four Zoas". Beulah (given name) Beulah (), a feminine given name, originated from the Hebrew word (בְּעוּלָ֑ה "bə‘ūlāh"), used in the Book of Isaiah as a prophesied attribute of the land of Israel. The King James Bible transliterates the word and translates it as "married" (see ). An alternative translation is "espoused", see for example (Mechon Mamre). The "Online Etymology Dictionary" relates the word to "baal", meaning "owner, master, lord". Literary works have used "Beulah" as the name of a mystical place, somewhere between Earth and Heaven. It was so used

neg: Jonathan (name) Jonathan (name) Jonathan (, "Yonatan" / "Yəhonatan" "Yônāṯān") is a common male given name meaning "YHWH has given" in Hebrew. The earliest known use of the name was in the Bible, one Jonathan was the son of King Saul, a close friend of David. Variants of Jonathan include Jonathon, Johnathan, Jonothon, Jonothan, Johnathen, Johnathon, Jhonathan, Jonatan and Jhonnathan. Biblical variants include Yehonathan, Y'honathan, Yhonathan, Yonathan, Yonatan, Yonaton, Yonoson, Yeonoson or Yehonasan. In Israel, "Yoni" is a common nickname for "Yonatan" (Jonathan) in the same way Jonny is in English. The name was the 31st most popular boys' name in the

neg: Jonathan (name) personification of the country during the American Revolutionary War. Jonathan (name) Jonathan (, "Yonatan" / "Yəhonatan" "Yônāṯān") is a common male given name meaning "YHWH has given" in Hebrew. The earliest known use of the name was in the Bible, one Jonathan was the son of King Saul, a close friend of David. Variants of Jonathan include Jonathon, Johnathan, Jonothon, Jonothan, Johnathen, Johnathon, Jhonathan, Jonatan and Jhonnathan. Biblical variants include Yehonathan, Y'honathan, Yhonathan, Yonathan, Yonatan, Yonaton, Yonoson, Yeonoson or Yehonasan. In Israel, "Yoni" is a common nickname for "Yonatan" (Jonathan) in the same way Jonny is in English. The name

neg: Barak (given name) is cognate with Hebrew "). The epithet "Barcas" of the Punic general Hamilcar is derived from the same root, as is the name of Al-Buraq, the miraculous steed of Islamic Mi'raj tradition. Although the given name is mostly Jewish and found predominantly in Israel, it has occasionally been used by Anglo-Saxon Protestants in the early modern period, when given names from the Hebrew Bible were in fashion, as in the name of Barak Longmate, an 18th-century English genealogist. Notable people with the name include: The 44th President of the United States Barack Obama’s name, though similar, is from a different

neg: Manasses successor to Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:21 sq.). Notable people bearing the regnal, religious, or given name Manasses, Manasseh or Menashe include: Manasses Manasses or Manasseh (; "Mənaše") is a biblical Hebrew name for men. It is the given name of seven people of the Bible, the name of a tribe of Israel, and the name of one of the apocryphal writings. The name is also used in the modern world. Manasses was the eldest son of Joseph and the Egyptian Asenath (Genesis 41:50-51; 46:20). The name means "he that causes to forget"; Joseph assigned the reason for its bestowal: "God

neg: Holy Land holiest cities. Jerusalem, as the site of the Temple, is considered especially significant. Sacred burials are still undertaken for diaspora Jews who wish to lie buried in the holy soil of Israel. According to Jewish tradition, Jerusalem is Mount Moriah, the location of the binding of Isaac. The Hebrew Bible mentions the name "Jerusalem" 669 times, often because many mitzvot can only be performed within its environs. The name "Zion", which usually refers to Jerusalem, but sometimes the Land of Israel, appears in the Hebrew Bible 154 times. The Talmud mentions the religious duty of colonising Israel. So significant in

neg: Israel College of the Bible Israel College of the Bible Israel College of the Bible (המכללה למקרא) is the only Hebrew speaking accredited Bible college in Israel. The private college is an independent academically accredited institution. The campus moved to its new premises in Netanya, Israel in 2010, and has several hundred students in its programs. Israel College of the Bible hosts a large Messianic library. Israel College of the Bible (ICB) was founded in 1990 and provides theological and practical training at a bible school inside the country for Israelis who would previously have had to travel abroad for equivalent courses. It provides theological

neg: Latrun of the Knights), named by the Crusaders. The other is that it is from the Latin, Domus boni "Latronis" (The House of the Good "Thief"), a name given by 14th century Christian pilgrims after the penitent thief who was crucified by the Romans alongside Jesus (). In the Hebrew Bible, the Ayalon Valley was the site of a battle in which the Israelites, led by Joshua, defeated the Amorites (Joshua 10:1–11). Later, Judah Maccabee established his camp here in preparation for battle with the Seleucid Greeks, who had invaded Israel/Judea and were camped at Emmaus; this site is today identified

neg: Omri Omri Omri (, "‘Omri"; fl. 9th century BC) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the sixth king of Israel. He was a successful military campaigner who extended the northern kingdom of Israel. Other monarchs from the House of Omri are Ahab, Ahaziah, Joram, and Athaliah. Like his predecessor, king Zimri, who ruled for only seven days, Omri is the second king mentioned in the Bible without a statement of his tribal origin. One possibility, though unproven, is that he was of the tribe of Issachar. Nothing is said in Scripture about the lineage of Omri. His name is either Amorite

neg: Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) fortifications in the ruins of the ancient city of Gath, supposed birthplace of Goliath. The size of the fortifications show Gath to have been a very large city in the 10th century BCE, perhaps the largest in Canaan at the time. The professor leading the dig, Aren Maeir, estimated that Gath was as much as four times the size of contemporary Jerusalem, casting doubt that David's kingdom could have been as powerful as described in the Bible. Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) The United Monarchy () is the name given to the Israelite kingdom of Israel and Judah, during the

neg: Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) The United Monarchy () is the name given to the Israelite kingdom of Israel and Judah, during the reigns of Saul, David and Solomon, as depicted in the Hebrew Bible. This is traditionally dated between 1050 BCE and 930 BCE. On the succession of Solomon's son, Rehoboam, around 930 BCE, the biblical account reports that the country split into two kingdoms: the Kingdom of Israel (including the cities of Shechem and Samaria) in the north and the Kingdom of Judah (containing Jerusalem) in the south. In contemporary scholarship the united monarchy is generally held to

neg: Isaiah 29 Isaiah 29 Isaiah 29 is the twenty-ninth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is a part of the Book of the Prophets. The Jerusalem Bible groups chapters 28-35 together as a collection of "poems on Israel and Judah". Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language: Ancient translations in Koine Greek: The New King James Version organises this chapter as follows: King James Version: The name given to Jerusalem in verses 1-7 is "Ariel": God

neg: Elijah be years of catastrophic drought so severe that not even dew will form, because Ahab and his queen stand at the end of a line of kings of Israel who are said to have "done evil in the sight of the Lord." No background for the person of Elijah is given except for his brief description as being a "Tishbite." His name in Hebrew means "My God is Yahweh", and may be a title applied to him because of his challenge to worship of Baal. As told in the Hebrew Bible, Elijah's challenge is bold and direct. Baal was the

neg: Jonah dove, the idea of "fleeing" like the wind and causing a storm, the attitude of the sailors, the presence of a sea-monster or dragon threatening the hero or swallowing him, and the form and the word used for the "gourd" (kikayon). Hamel takes the view that it was the Hebrew author who reacted to and adapted this mythological material to communicate his own, quite different message. Jonah Jonah or Jonas is the name given in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh/Old Testament) to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BCE. He is the eponymous central

neg: Ze'ev Ze'ev Ze'ev ( zeév) is a masculine given name relatively common among Ashkenazi Jews, especially those living in the State of Israel. It is a Biblical name, adapted from a reference to Benjamin in Genesis as a "wolf that raveneth." It re-appeared in relatively recent times as a translation of the Yiddish name װאָלף "Volf" or "Wolf," meaning literally "Wolf" in English. The name "Wolf" (in German) was relatively common among Germans. The Bible mentions a person directly named Ze'ev, one of the Midianite leaders defeated by the Judge Gideon (see Oreb and Zeeb). However, the identical modern name is

neg: Ze'ev not derived from this character, an ancient enemy whom later Jews had no reason to emulate. The name Ze'ev or Zev may refer to: Ze'ev Ze'ev ( zeév) is a masculine given name relatively common among Ashkenazi Jews, especially those living in the State of Israel. It is a Biblical name, adapted from a reference to Benjamin in Genesis as a "wolf that raveneth." It re-appeared in relatively recent times as a translation of the Yiddish name װאָלף "Volf" or "Wolf," meaning literally "Wolf" in English. The name "Wolf" (in German) was relatively common among Germans. The Bible mentions a

neg: Joseph contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. Diminutives of Joseph include Joe, Joey, Josef, Josepho and occasionally Yosef. Others include Ossie (in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), Joss and Jody. The feminine form of the name, Josephine, is commonly abbreviated to Jo. Variations for males include: Joseph Joseph is a masculine given name originating from Hebrew, recorded in the Hebrew Bible, as , Standard Hebrew "Yossef", Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic "Yôsēp̄". The name can be translated from Hebrew "yosef YHWH" as signifying "Yahweh/Jehovah shall increase/add". The

neg: Elisha as the leader of the sons of the prophets. Elisha's story is related in the Book of Kings in the Hebrew Bible (in Judaism, part of the Nevi'im). According to this story, he was a prophet and a wonder-worker of the Northern Kingdom of Israel who was active during the reign of Joram, Jehu, Jehoahaz, and Jehoash (Joash). Elisha was the son of Shaphat, a wealthy land-owner of Abel-meholah; he became the attendant and disciple of Elijah. His name first occurs in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his successor. After learning in the cave on Mount

neg: Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal right beginning itself it is evident that the film has many allusions to the Bible. If not for many other characters, the character of Solomon played by Mohanlal has the greatest amount of allusions to the Bible. The name Solomon itself is derived from the Bible where Solomon is one of the kings who ruled the United Israel. In the film the character Solomon is a social chameleon as such. Bible gives sufficient information that the king was very wealthy just like the character in the film. In the Bible it is stated that Solomon had many relationships with women

neg: Sanhedrin Eastern Roman Empire. Over the centuries, there have been attempts to revive the institution, such as the Grand Sanhedrin convened by Napoleon Bonaparte, and modern attempts in Israel. In the Hebrew Bible, Moses and the Israelites were commanded by God to establish courts of judges who were given full authority over the people of Israel, who were commanded by God to obey every word the judges instructed and every law they established. Judges in ancient Israel were the religious leaders and teachers of the nation of Israel. The Mishnah arrives at the number twenty-three based on an exegetical derivation: it

neg: St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, Kafr Kanna St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, Kafr Kanna The St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church ( ) is the name given to a Catholic church administered by the Franciscan order in Kafr Kanna in Israel, built in honor of Cana, the place where Scripture says was the hometown of the apostle St. Bartholomew. The church was founded in 1885. Bartholomew is one of the apostles who according to the Bible were present at the miracle of the fish: "Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way: Simon Peter, Thomas called

neg: Gevurah Sefirot along the left axis, directly beneath Binah, and corresponds in the tzelem Elokim to the "left arm." The numerical value of Gevurah, 216, is 6 times 6 times 6. The tablets of the covenant that Moses received at Sinai were 6 by 6 by 3 handbreadths. The Torah was given to Moses and Israel from "the Mouth of the Gevurah." It is most significant that the name of no other Sefirah is used by our sages to connote God Himself, other than Gevurah (In the Bible, God is referred to as "the Netzach [eternity] of Israel" (Samuel 1 15:29),

neg: Pharaoh's daughter (wife of Solomon) Pharaoh's daughter (wife of Solomon) Pharaoh's daughter is a figure in the Hebrew Bible who is described as marrying Solomon to cement a political alliance between the United Monarchy of Israel and Egypt. While there is no archaeological evidence of a marriage between an Egyptian princess, the daughter of a Pharaoh, and a king of united Israel, claims of one are made at several places in the Hebrew Bible. The fact that Pharaoh's daughter has been singled out in the accounts of Solomon is significant as similar treatment is not given to his "seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred

neg: Biblical minimalism that while he argues that the bulk of the Bible can be dated to the Persian period (the 5th century BCE), Niels Peter Lemche prefers the Hellenistic period (3rd to 2nd centuries BCE), while Whitelam has not given any opinion at all. Similarly, while Lemche holds that the Tel Dan stele (an inscription from the mid-9th century BCE which seems to mention the name of David) is probably a forgery, Davies and Whitelam do not. In short, the minimalists do not agree on much more than that the Bible is a doubtful source of information about ancient Israel. The first

neg: Israelis Melcer noted Israel currently considers "citizenship and nationality [to be] separate." The term "Israelite" refers to members of the Jewish tribes and polities of the Iron Age known from the Hebrew Bible and extra-biblical historical and archaeological sources. The term "Israeli", by contrast, refers to the citizens of the modern State of Israel, regardless of them being Jewish, Arabs, or of any other ethnicity. The modern State of Israel revived an old name known from the Hebrew Bible and from historical sources, that of the Iron Age Kingdom of Israel. The Bible differentiates between a period of tribal rule among

neg: Anglo-Saxon Federation of America Identity. By the late 1930s the group considered Jews to be the offspring of Satan and demonised them, as they did non-Caucasian races. The group asserts that the Bible contains the past, present, and future history of Israel. The group also believes that the Bible determines exactly which group should take the name "Israel" based on which nation or race best fulfills the promises God made in the Old Testament. The Bible states that Israel was to be a powerful nation located to the northwest of Palestine that holds a great heathen empire in domination, is the chief missionary power

neg: Eliyahu Koren century German Jewish grammarian and masoretic scholar Wolf Heidenheim. Avraham Meir Habermann, Daniel Goldschmidt, and Meir Medan proofread and edited the text. In 1962, during the Chanukah holiday, Koren Publishers Jerusalem published the Torah, the first part of The Koren Bible. The entire Bible appeared nearly two years later. During this time, Korngold changed his name to Koren. The Koren Bible was immediately recognized as the new standard Hebrew Bible. In response to its publication, David Ben-Gurion declared, "Israel is redeemed from shame." The Chief Rabbinate of Israel accepted the edition for reading Haftarah (prophetic portions) in synagogues when the

neg: Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) the way of Jeroboam or the errors of Jeroboam. () The Bible states that Ahab allowed the cult worship of Baal to become an acceptable religion of the kingdom. His wife Jezebel was a devotee to Baal worship. () The table below lists all the historical references to the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) in Assyrian records. King Omri's name takes the Assyrian shape of "Humri", his kingdom or dynasty that of Bit Humri or alike - the "House of Humri/Omri". Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) According to the Hebrew Bible, the Kingdom of Israel () was one of two successor states

neg: Robert Roberts (Christadelphian) copy of a magazine, belonging to his sister, entitled the "Herald of the Kingdom and Age to Come", by Thomas, who knew Roberts' mother. Robert Roberts then began his Bible studies in earnest. After reading Thomas’ book Elpis Israel, with Bible in hand, he became convinced of its soundness, and ceased attending chapel with his family. He was baptised in 1853 aged 14 as part of the "Baptised Believers" (this was 11 years before the name 'Christadelphian' was coined by John Thomas; he was re-baptized in 1863 "on attaining to an understanding of the things concerning the name of Jesus,

neg: Nehushtan the children of Israel did burn incense to it; and it was called Nehushtan". The term means "a brazen thing, a mere piece of brass". The name is transliterated as "Nohestan" in the Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition, as "N’chushtan" in the Complete Jewish Bible and as "Nechushtan" in the Orthodox Jewish Bible. The English Standard Version of the Bible and the majority of contemporary English translations refer to the serpent as made of 'bronze', whereas the King James Version and a number of other versions state 'brass'. The Douai-Rheims 1899 edition has 'brazen'. Eugene H. Peterson, who created a loose

neg: Revival Fellowship raised from the dead. Other topics are often preached or discussed, but they are not given the same emphasis as the salvation message and are not considered doctrinal. The Revival Fellowship preaches a historicist interpretation of Bible prophecy, and holds to the British-Israel doctrine as an important part of interpreting Bible prophecy, although racist elements of the teaching are denied. Other topics, including Bible Numerics, British Israel and prophecy related to the Great Pyramid of Giza and America are accepted. The Revival Fellowship is critical of the science of evolution and instead preaches creation, though not believing in the literal

neg: Eliyahu Koren handwritten parchment scroll is not used. The Koren Bible became the Bible on which the President of Israel is sworn into office. The Israel Ministry of Education and Israeli municipalities began distributing The Koren Bible as gifts to high school graduates, and the Israel Defense Forces began distributing The Koren Bible to newly inducted soldiers. However, the quality of the text has been criticized by scholars. For example, Moshe Goshen-Gottstein said: "Since he was aware of his lack in masoretic expertise, he sought the help of three scholars, all of who suffered from the same lack of masoretic expertise ...

neg: The Bible and humor that some scholars have flat out denied that humor in the Bible exists. He references a 1984 conference in Israel on the subject of Jewish humor, where no attention was given to humor in the Bible. Radday goes on to say "it is a widespread misconception that the Bible is lacking in humor." Scholars like Steven C. Walker, a professor of literature, and Howard R. Macy, a professor of religion, claim humor is prevalent in the Bible. Macy says that "if we think that humor in the Bible mostly looks like stand-up comedy or telling jokes, we won't see much

neg: Angel of the Lord angel who brought the Israelites into their promised land and would not pardon transgression because God's name was in him (), was "God's firstborn Son", the pre-existent Christ, who is also the archangel Michael, the Prince of the people of Israel mentioned in . Angel of the Lord The (or an) angel of the ( "malakh YHWH" "messenger of Yahweh") is an entity appearing repeatedly in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) on behalf of God (Yahweh). The term "malakh YHWH", which occurs 65 times in the text of the Hebrew Bible, can be translated either as "the angel of the

neg: Joab the numbering of Israel .. [b]ut as a man he was imperious, revengeful, and unscrupulous". Joab Joab (Hebrew "Yo'av" Yôʼāḇ) the son of Zeruiah, was the nephew of King David and the commander of his army, according to the Hebrew Bible. The name Joab is derived from Yahweh (), the name of the God of Israel, and the Hebrew word 'av' (), meaning 'father'. It therefore means 'Yahweh [is] father'. Joab was the son of Zeruiah, a sister of king David, who made him captain of his army (2 Samuel 8:16; 20:23; 1 Chronicles 11:6; 18:15; 27:34). He had two

neg: Land of Israel Land of Israel The Land of Israel () is the traditional Jewish name for an area of indefinite geographical extension in the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Holy Land, and Palestine (see also Israel (disambiguation)). The definitions of the limits of this territory vary between passages in the Hebrew Bible, with specific mentions in Genesis 15, Exodus 23, Numbers 34 and Ezekiel 47. Nine times elsewhere in the Bible, the settled land is referred as "from Dan to Beersheba, and three times it is referred as "from

neg: Greater Israel , or . Greater Israel occasionally refers to the Promised Land (defined in ) or to the Land of Israel, also called Complete Land of Israel or Entire Land of Israel (, "Eretz Yisrael Hashlemah"). This is a more accurate translation than "Greater Israel", which is used in English but has no real counterpart in Hebrew. The Bible contains three geographical definitions of the Land of Israel. The first, found in , seems to define the land that was given to all of the children of Abraham, including Ishmael, Zimran, Jokshan, Midian, etc. It describes a large territory, "from the

neg: Priesthood (Ancient Israel) compared to other areas of biblical studies. Priesthood (Ancient Israel) The priesthood of Ancient Israel was the class of male individuals, who, according to the Hebrew Bible, were patrilineal descendants from Aaron (the elder brother of Moses), who served in the Tabernacle, Solomon's Temple and Second Temple until the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE. Their temple role included animal sacrifice. The priests (Hebrew "kohanim") are viewed as continuing in the Kohen families of rabbinical Judaism. The first priest mentioned in the Bible is Melchizedek, who was a priest of the Most High, and who officiated for Abraham. The first

neg: Priesthood (Ancient Israel) Priesthood (Ancient Israel) The priesthood of Ancient Israel was the class of male individuals, who, according to the Hebrew Bible, were patrilineal descendants from Aaron (the elder brother of Moses), who served in the Tabernacle, Solomon's Temple and Second Temple until the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE. Their temple role included animal sacrifice. The priests (Hebrew "kohanim") are viewed as continuing in the Kohen families of rabbinical Judaism. The first priest mentioned in the Bible is Melchizedek, who was a priest of the Most High, and who officiated for Abraham. The first priest mentioned of another god is Potipherah

neg: Jerusalem ophthalmologist who opened Jerusalem's first eye clinic in this building in 1912. Next to the Israel Museum is the Bible Lands Museum, near The National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel, which includes the Israel Antiquities Authority offices. A World Bible Center is planned to be built adjacent to Mount Zion at a site called the "Bible Hill". A planned World Kabbalah Center is to be located on the nearby promenade, overlooking the Old City. The Rockefeller Museum, located in East Jerusalem, was the first archaeological museum in the Middle East. It was built in 1938 during the British Mandate.

neg: Solomon Solomon Solomon (; , "Shlomoh)," also called Jedidiah (Hebrew "Yedidyah"), was, according to the Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, Quran, and Hadiths, a fabulously wealthy and wise king of Israel who succeeded his father, King David. The conventional dates of Solomon's reign are circa 970 to 931 BCE, normally given in alignment with the dates of David's reign. He is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, which would break apart into the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah shortly after his death. Following the split, his patrilineal descendants ruled over Judah alone. According to

neg: Israel College of the Bible Media Director at Israel College of the Bible, claimed that, "The single best and most important way to support Israel is by sharing Yeshua with Israeli Jews and Arabs – and that is what we at oneforisrael.org are all about: Israeli Jews who share the gospel with our own brothers and sisters in a relevant way via media". Regular excursions exploring Biblical Archaeology, Geography of the Bible, Cultural and Historical Background of the New Testament, and History and Theology of Modern Israel are scheduled for the students around the country of Israel as part of their studies and recreation. Additionally,

neg: Jacob B. Agus Israel’s mission. The people Israel are like the sun; the Christian community was the effluence of Divine rays permeating the nations with the spirit of monotheism. The boundary line between Judaism and Christianity was not along the plane of intellectual thought, since the divine being could only be caught figuratively or symbolically within the meshes of human reason. If the Bible is God-given, it follows that both Israel and Christendom, which are based on the Bible, are divinely ordained religious communities; in both these groups there is an eternal “we” which through common prayer for the Kingdom, acquires eternity for

neg: Twelve Tribes of Israel (Rastafari) Twelve Tribes of Israel (Rastafari) The Twelve Tribes of Israel is a Rastafari religious group and one of the Mansions of Rastafari. Its headquarters is on Hope Road in Kingston, Jamaica. The group was formed in 1968 by Vernon Carrington. The twelve tribes are based on the teachings of the Bible. Members follow the teaching of reading the bible (the Scofield Reference Bible, King James Version) a chapter a day from Genesis 1 - Revelation 22, a teaching encouraged by the Carrington who was known to the organisation as the prophet Gad. It is the most liberal of the Rastafarian

neg: Ish-bosheth instead. Similarly, e.g., Mephiboshet for Merib-ba`al son of Jonathan and Merib-ba'al son of Saul. Note that the Bible unashamedly uses "ba`al" as a common name meaning "master", as in, e.g., "the master of this dog". The Israel Antiquities Authority says archaeologists have discovered a rare 3,000-year-old inscription of a name mentioned in the Bible. The name "Eshbaal Ben Beda" appears on a large ceramic jar found in Khirbet Qeiyafa. Eshbaal of the Bible was a son of King Saul. Archaeologists Yosef Garfinkel and Saar Ganor say the jar belonged to a different Eshbaal, likely the owner of an agricultural estate.

neg: Hosea Hosea In the Hebrew Bible, Hosea ( or ; ; Greek , "Ōsēe"), son of Beeri, was an 8th-century BC prophet in Israel who authored the book of prophecies bearing his name. He is one of the Twelve Prophets of the Jewish Hebrew Bible, also known as the Minor Prophets of the Christian Old Testament. Hosea is often seen as a "prophet of doom", but underneath his message of destruction is a promise of restoration. The Talmud claims that he was the greatest prophet of his generation. The period of Hosea's ministry extended to some sixty years and he was

neg: Tetragrammaton Tetragrammaton The tetragrammaton (; from Greek , meaning "[consisting of] four letters"), in Hebrew and YHWH in Latin script, is the four-letter biblical name of the God of Israel. The books of the Torah and the rest of the Hebrew Bible (with the exception of Esther, and Song of Songs) contain this Hebrew name. Religiously observant Jews and those who follow Talmudic Jewish traditions do not pronounce , nor do they read aloud transliterated forms such as "Yahweh"; instead the word is substituted with a different term, whether used to address or to refer to the God of Israel. Common

neg: Malchijah the messenger who was charged with taking a message from the King to Jeremiah asking for God's intervention in the war against Nebuchadnezzar. Malchijah Malchijah (Hebrew: מַלְכִּיָּה, also Malkijah, Malchiah, Melchiah, or Melchias) is a biblical name belonging to several persons mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and means "Yahu is King" or "the king is Yahu". The first Malchijah mentioned in the Bible was a priest of ancient Israel after the order of Aaron, during the reign of King David in the 10th century BC. Malchijah led the fifth of the 24 priestly divisions. The biblical passage of 1 Chronicles

neg: Hosea Ryssel, writing in the "Jewish Encyclopedia", say that this tradition is "historically worthless". Hosea In the Hebrew Bible, Hosea ( or ; ; Greek , "Ōsēe"), son of Beeri, was an 8th-century BC prophet in Israel who authored the book of prophecies bearing his name. He is one of the Twelve Prophets of the Jewish Hebrew Bible, also known as the Minor Prophets of the Christian Old Testament. Hosea is often seen as a "prophet of doom", but underneath his message of destruction is a promise of restoration. The Talmud claims that he was the greatest prophet of his generation.

neg: Mary (name) girl was called Miriam, because the Egyptians made life bitter (מַר, "mar") for her people. Possible use of "Maria" as a Christian given name is recorded for the 3rd century. The English form "Mary" arises by adoption of French "Marie" into Middle English. Wycliffe's Bible still has "Marie", with the modern spelling current from the 16th century, found in the Tyndale Bible (1525), Coverdale Bible (1535) and later translations. The name "Maria" was also given in Great Britain, with the traditional prounuciation of /məˈraɪə/ (occasionally reflected in the spelling variant "Mariah"). Mary is still among the top 100 names for

neg: Khet route mainly used by Bedouin smugglers, but also by armed militants seeking to carry out terror attacks, some of whom are caught by the Israeli Border Police. On January 29, 2007 (Eilat bakery bombing) and on August 18, 2011 (2011 southern Israel cross-border attacks), terrorist attacks were carried out in southern Israel by perpetrators who got into Israel through this route. Khet route Khet route () is the name given by the Israeli security forces to refer the route used by terrorists and smugglers to penetrate into Israel. The name given to this route stems from the Hebrew letter Khet which

neg: Baraka Bible Presbyterian Church its dissolution, with the church being its only asset. The sale was condemned by Swedish officials. An investigative report by Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" in May alleged that an American millionaire, Irving Moskowitz, purchased the site through a Swedish company in 2012 with the intention of turning it into a settlement outpost. Orthodox Archbishop Atallah Hanna was among a number of political and religious leaders who protested. http://www.poica.org/details.php?Article=9081 http://www.juancole.com/2015/06/suppress-fraudulent-purchase.html http://palestine.dk/israel-annexes-hebron-church-compound-to-settlement-bloc/ Baraka Bible Presbyterian Church Baraka Bible Presbyterian Church is a reformed and fundamental Bible Presbyterian church located in Bethlehem and Shepherd's Field. The first and only Bible Presbyterian Church in Israel,

neg: Ahasuerus used in English Bibles. The Persian name was independently rendered in Ancient Greek as "Xérxēs". Many newer English translations and paraphrases of the Bible have used the name Xerxes. Ahasuerus is given as the name of the King of Persia in the Book of Esther. Numerous scholars have proposed theories as to who Ahasuerus represents. Most scholars generally identify him with Xerxes I of Persia, as did 19th-century Bible commentaries. Four factors, among others, contribute to this identification: 1. It is agreed the Hebrew 'Ahasuerus' descended from the Persian names for Xerxes I. Additionally, the form of the king's name

neg: Israel College of the Bible traditions and rabbinic law, terming the subject matter "idolatry". Rabbi Irwin Birnbaum, a former Conservative rabbi in Netanya, considers the activities of followers of Jesus in Israel to be "worse than the Holocaust", and that they are set on destroying Israel. Israel College of the Bible Israel College of the Bible (המכללה למקרא) is the only Hebrew speaking accredited Bible college in Israel. The private college is an independent academically accredited institution. The campus moved to its new premises in Netanya, Israel in 2010, and has several hundred students in its programs. Israel College of the Bible hosts a large

neg: Malchijah Malchijah Malchijah (Hebrew: מַלְכִּיָּה, also Malkijah, Malchiah, Melchiah, or Melchias) is a biblical name belonging to several persons mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and means "Yahu is King" or "the king is Yahu". The first Malchijah mentioned in the Bible was a priest of ancient Israel after the order of Aaron, during the reign of King David in the 10th century BC. Malchijah led the fifth of the 24 priestly divisions. The biblical passage of 1 Chronicles 24 documents the division of the priests during the reign of King David. These priests were all descendants of Aaron, who had four

neg: Shechem Egyptian dynasty. (See Papyrus Anastasi I). Shechem first appears in the Hebrew Bible in Genesis 12:6-8, which says that Abraham reached the "great tree of Moreh" at Shechem and offered sacrifice nearby. Genesis, Deuteronomy, Joshua and Judges hallow Shechem over all other cities of the land of Israel. According to Genesis (12:6-7) Abram "built an altar to the Lord who had appeared to him ... and had given that land to his descendants" at Shechem. The Bible states that on this occasion, God confirmed the covenant he had first made with Abraham in Harran, regarding the possession of the land

neg: Sri Lankan Passion plays passion play tradition, “Tharakayano” begins with the creation story and the fall of Adam and Eve as depicted in the book of Genesis in the Bible. Much emphasis is given to the story of Exodus which is the real passion story of the Bible. It is Jesus, the new Moses, who liberates the oppressed people of the world as God brought freedom to the slaves of Israel through Moses by releasing them from the fetters of the oppressor, the Egyptian king, Pharaoh. The ‘Crossing of the Red Sea’ is the Passover from slavery to freedom, ‘Tharakayano’ ends with the scene

neg: Barak (given name) root Also see "Baraka" Barak (given name) The given name Barak, also spelled Baraq, from the root "B-R-Q", is a Hebrew name meaning "lightning". It appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of Barak ( ""), an Israelite general. It is also an Arabic name from the root "B-R-K" with the meaning of "blessed" though it is mostly in its feminine form "Baraka(h)". The Semitic root "B-R-Q" has the meaning "to shine"; "lightning". The biblical name " is given after Barak, a military commander who appears in the Book of Judges. The Arabic cognate is ' (not to be

neg: Barak (given name) Barak (given name) The given name Barak, also spelled Baraq, from the root "B-R-Q", is a Hebrew name meaning "lightning". It appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of Barak ( ""), an Israelite general. It is also an Arabic name from the root "B-R-K" with the meaning of "blessed" though it is mostly in its feminine form "Baraka(h)". The Semitic root "B-R-Q" has the meaning "to shine"; "lightning". The biblical name " is given after Barak, a military commander who appears in the Book of Judges. The Arabic cognate is ' (not to be confused with ', which

neg: Jewish history those people who occupied the area lying between the river Nile and Mesopotamia. Surrounded by ancient seats of culture in Egypt and Babylonia, by the deserts of Arabia, and by the highlands of Asia Minor, the land of Canaan (roughly corresponding to modern Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan and Lebanon) was a meeting place of civilizations. According to the Hebrew Bible, Jews descend from the ancient people of Israel who settled in the land of Canaan between the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The Hebrew Bible refers to the "Children of Israel" as Israelite descendants

neg: Ehud (given name) for the name. Ehud (given name) Ehud () is a Biblical given name, currently common in Israel. The etymology is unknown. The name "Ehud" was not attested as a first name among Jews until the 20th century. Zionism, as part of its nation-building process—encouraged the use of names of Jewish heroes and warriors of ancient times, such as Ehud, and as a result, it has become a common name in contemporary Israel. Two prime ministers of Israel have had it as a first name: Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert. Israelis named Ehud are often nicknamed "Udi". While the earliest known

neg: Abraham Usque published by Usque included the Portuguese classic "Menina e Moça" by Bernardim Ribeiro, and "Consolação às Tribulações de Israel" by Samuel Usque, whose kinship with Abraham has not yet been clarified. Abraham Usque Abraham ben Salomon Usque (given the Christian name "Duarte Pinhel") was a 16th-century publisher. Usque was born in Portugal to a Jewish family and fled the Portuguese Inquisition for Ferrara, Italy, around 1543. In Ferrara, Usque worked with Yom-Tob ben Levi Athias (the Marrano "Jerónimo de Vargas"), a Spanish typographer. Drawing on various earlier translations, Usque produced a new translation of the Hebrew Bible (the Tanakh) into

neg: Talitha (given name) Talitha (given name) Talitha is an uncommon feminine name meaning "little girl" in Aramaic, given in reference to the Biblical story in the Gospel of Mark in which Jesus Christ was said to have resurrected a dead child with the words "Talitha cumi" or "Talitha kum" or "Talitha koum," meaning "Little girl, I say to you, arise!" It was among many names taken from the Bible that were used by Puritans in the American colonial era. Talitha Cumi Elderkin Stiles, a schoolteacher, born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1779, was one of only three original settlers of Cleveland who stayed there

neg: Ehud (given name) Ehud (given name) Ehud () is a Biblical given name, currently common in Israel. The etymology is unknown. The name "Ehud" was not attested as a first name among Jews until the 20th century. Zionism, as part of its nation-building process—encouraged the use of names of Jewish heroes and warriors of ancient times, such as Ehud, and as a result, it has become a common name in contemporary Israel. Two prime ministers of Israel have had it as a first name: Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert. Israelis named Ehud are often nicknamed "Udi". While the earliest known use is the

neg: Frank and Ernest (broadcast) York Congregation of Bible Students. He had previously been responsible for producing the same radio program for the Society. The Dawn Bible Students Association was formed as a printing house by bible students who had left their association with the Watch Tower Society. Frank and Ernest (broadcast) Frank and Ernest is the name of an international religious broadcast by the Dawn Bible Students Association, which has been heard on many stations, including Radio Luxembourg. The program's format was generally that of a personal dialogue, wherein "Frank" asked "Ernest" a question (or vice versa), and a reply is given in order

neg: International Bible Contest Canada. If the top two are from the same region of Canada, then the highest-ranking participant from another region (i.e. Quebec, Western Canada, Ontario) will also go, provided that contestant ranked in the top ten. If there are Israelis in Canada who are participating, they are not allowed to win, but the top Israeli in the top 10 goes to Israel as the Chatan Yisrael of Canada. Thus, a total of 5 people at the most could theoretically go to Israel the next year. In reality, it is usually only 2 or 3. Participants are also given a set of

neg: International Bible Contest the topics for 2014 were given to pupils at the beginning of September allowing the contestants 2 months to learn. The syllabus contains all of the torah and some of neviim and ketuvim. The winning team (of 3-4) all go to Israel. 1st: Ezriel Shilat of Hazor Haglilit, Israel. 2nd: Oria Cohen of Kiriat Shmuel, Israel. 3rd: Ophek Avraham from Israel In December 2017, the two first contestants, from Israel, were qualified: 1st: Sagiv Logasi of Maalot Tarshicha, Israel. 2nd: Naomi Cohen of the Tzfat Ulpana of Meron. 3rd: Maryia Shapialevich, of Grodno, Belarus. 4th: Shlomo Helfgot of Teaneck, New

neg: Jewish Theological Seminary of America Schechter directed the creation of the United Synagogue of America, as a formal group for member synagogues who subscribed to his philosophy. (The name was changed in 1991 to the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.) The group was strongly aligned with JTS from its creation to the present day. Along with Schechter and Bernard Drachman, professors at the Seminary at the time included: Louis Ginzberg, professor of Talmud; Alexander Marx, professor of history and rabbinical literature and librarian; Israel Friedländer, professor of Bible; Joseph Mayor Asher, professor of homiletics; and Joshua A. Joffe, instructor in Talmud. In 1905, Israel Davidson

neg: Hosea the only prophet of Israel of his time who left any written prophecy. The name "Hosea", meaning "salvation", or "He saves", or "He helps", seems to have been not uncommon, being derived from the auspicious verb from which we have the frequently recurring word "salvation". It may be a contraction of a larger form of which the divine name (YHWH) or its abbreviation formed a part, so as to signify "YHWH helps". According to the Bible Numbers 13:8, 13:16 that was the original name of Joshua, son of Nun, until Moses gave him the longer, theophoric name "Yehoshua", "YHWH is

neg: Nayot Nayot Nayot () is a neighborhood in south-central Jerusalem, Israel established in 1960 by a group of English-speaking immigrants. The name "Nayot" (lit. "oases") appears six times in the Bible, in I Samuel (I Samuel 19:18). Nayot was the first housing project in Jerusalem built by Anglo immigrants to Israel. Until an official name was announced in 1963, it was known as "Hashikun Ha'anglo Saxi" (the Anglo-Saxon neighborhood). English-speaking immigrants seeking housing in the 1950s formed a committee in 1957, and leased 16 dunams of land from the Jewish National Fund below the hill where the Israel Museum and the

neg: Irving Francis Wood China to guest lecture at Ginling and visit his daughter, who was a missionary. He died in Washington D.C. in 1934. Professor Wood was the author of "The Spirit of God in Biblical Literature-A Study in the History of Religion" (1904) and "Adult Class Study" (1911). He was coauthor with Elihu Grant of "The bible as Literature" (1914), and with Newton M. Hall of the following: "The Bible Story" (five volumes, 1906); "Adult Bible Classes" (1906); "The Early Days Of Israel" (In 3 Parts, Copyright 1906, The Pilgrim Press); and "The Days of the Kings of Israel" (1908). Irving Francis

neg: Abiathar the Priesthood would pass out of the House of Eli. In Georgian traditions, Abiathar and Sidonia were a legendary Jewish priest of Mtskheta and his daughter. Abiathar is said to have been the first person Saint Nino converted to Christianity. "Abiathar" ( in Modern Hebrew) is sometimes used as a male given name in contemporary Israel (see Eviatar Banai, Eviatar Zerubavel, Eviatar Manor). Abiathar Abiathar ( "’Eḇyāṯār", "the father is great"), in the Hebrew Bible, son of Ahimelech or Ahijah, High Priest at Nob, the fourth in descent from Eli (1 Sam. 23:6) and the last of Eli's House. The

neg: Ophel Ophel The Ophel ( "‘ōp̄el"), also Graecised to "Ophlas", Is the biblical name apparently given to a certain part of a settlement or city that is elevated from its surroundings, and probably means fortified hill or risen area. In the Hebrew Bible the Ophel refers to a specific part in two cities: the extended City of David (the oldest part of Jerusalem), as in the Book of Chronicles and the Book of Nehemiah (, ), and at Samaria, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel, mentioned in the Second Book of Kings (). The Mesha Stele is the only

neg: Jonah Jonah Jonah or Jonas is the name given in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh/Old Testament) to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BCE. He is the eponymous central figure of the Book of Jonah, in which he is called upon by God to travel to Nineveh and warn its residents to repent of their sins or face divine wrath. Instead, Jonah boards a ship to Tarshish. Caught in a storm, he orders the ship's crew to cast him overboard, whereupon he is swallowed by a giant fish. Three days later, after Jonah agrees to

neg: Prisoner of Zion also imprisoned. The term "prisoners of Zion" was extended over the years, and was also used to describe Jewish prisoners in dictatorships unrelated to the Soviet Union, who were arrested for pro-Israel activity or an attempt to encourage Jewish immigration to Israel. This name was given to Jews in Iraq, Morocco, Yemen and Ethiopia who were arrested for Zionist activities and activities to bring Jews to Israel, especially in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1992, the Compensation Law for Prisoners of Zion and their families came into force in Israel. According to this law, prisoners of Zion living in Israel,