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81Satyavati — Shantanu woos Satyavati, the fisherwoman. Painting by …
82Great Basin Indian — ▪ people Introduction member of any of the indigenous North American peoples inhabiting the traditional culture area comprising almost all of the present day states of Utah and Nevada as well as substantial portions of Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming,… …
83EVIDENCE — Non Evidentiary Proceedings in Biblical Law The revelation of divine law is found not only in legislation but also in adjudication in particular cases (cf. Lev. 24:12–13; Num. 15:32–34; 27:1–8; Deut. 1:17), whether through Moses or judges or… …
84High Priest (Judaism) — Part of Judaic series of articles on Priesthood in Judaism   …
85Ina Coolbrith — in the 1880s Ina …
86Mishneh Torah — The Mishneh Torah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֶה תּוֹרָה, Repetition of the Torah ) subtitled Sefer Yad ha Hazaka (ספר יד החזקה Book of the Strong Hand, ) is a code of Jewish religious law (Halakha) authored by Maimonides …
87RESPONSA — (Heb. שְׁאֵלוֹת וּתְשׁוּבוֹת; lit. queries and replies ), a rabbinic term denoting an exchange of letters in which one party consults another on a halakhic matter. Such responsa are already mentioned in the Talmud, which tells of an inquiry… …
88SHETAR — (Heb. שְׁטָר), formal legal document, or deed, derived from the Akkadian šatāru, meaning writing. Early Examples The term shetar is not found in the Bible, where the term sefer is used to denote a legal document, such as sefer keritut in… …
89TAMAR — (Heb. תָּמָר; date palm ), the name of three biblical figures. (1) Judah s daughter in law, the wife of his firstborn son, Er (Gen. 38:6; II Chron. 2:3–4). After Er s early death, Tamar became the wife of his brother, onan , in accordance with… …
90Seven Laws of Noah — The rainbow is the modern symbol of the Noahide Movement, recalling the rainbow that appeared after the Great Flood of the Bible. The Seven Laws of Noah (Hebrew: שבע מצוות בני נח Sheva mitzvot B nei Noach) form the major part of the Noachide… …
