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111Anan ben David — ( he. ענן בן דוד) is often considered to be the founder of the Karaite movement (a form of Judaism that split off from rabbinic Judaism due to its rejection of the oral law), or at least the founder of one of the main groups forming the Karaite… …
112Salome Alexandra — or Alexandra of Jerusalem (139 ndash;67 BCE), (Hebrew שלומציון Shelomtzion or ShlomTzion ) was the only Jewish regnant queen, with the exception of her own husband s mother whom he had prevented from ruling as his dying father had wished, and of… …
113Daniel al-Kumisi — was one of the most prominent early scholars of Karaite Judaism. He flourished at the end of the ninth or at the beginning of the tenth century. He was a native of Damagan, the capital of the Tabarian province of Kumis, in the former state of… …
114Jahwist — The Jahwist, also referred to as the Jehovist, Yahwist, or simply as J, is one of the four major sources of the Torah postulated by the Documentary Hypothesis (DH). It is the oldest source, whose narratives make up half of Genesis and the first… …
115Mahlon and Chilion — Mahlon (מחלון) and Chilion (כליון) were two brothers mentioned in the Book of Ruth. They were the sons of Elimelech of the tribe of Judah and his wife Naomi. Together with their parents, they settled in the land of Moab during the period of the… …
116Deuteronomic Code — The Deuteronomic Code is the name given by academics to the law code within the Book of Deuteronomy. It contains a variety of topics including religious ceremonies and ritual purity, civil and criminal law, and the conduct of war .[1] They are… …
117Vayechi — Vayechi, Vayehi, or Vayhi (ויחי Hebrew for “and he lived,” the first word of the parshah) is the twelfth weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the last in the book of Genesis. It constitutes ) Joseph… …
118Vayeshev — Vayeshev, Vayeishev, or Vayesheb (וישב Hebrew for “and he lived,” the first word of the parshah) is the ninth weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis [http://www.mechon… …
119Chuluo Khan — This article is about the eastern khan. For the western khan with the same title, see Heshana Khan. Chulo Khagan (Chinese: 處羅可汗/处罗可汗, Modern Chinese: (Pinyin): chùluo kěhàn, (Wade Giles): ch u lo k o han, Middle Chinese: (Guangyun) [tɕʰi̯o˥lɑ˩… …
120Naso (parsha) — Naso or Nasso (נָשֹׂא Hebrew for lift up, the sixth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 35th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the second in the book of Numbers. It constitutes …
