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71Talmud and Midrash — ▪ Judaism Introduction commentative and interpretative writings that hold a place in the Jewish religious tradition second only to the Bible (Old Testament). Definition of terms The Hebrew term Talmud (“study” or “learning”) commonly… …
72Amidah — The Amidah (Hebrew: תפילת העמידה, Tefilat HaAmidah The Standing Prayer ), also called the Shmona Esre (שמנה עשרה, Shmonah Esreh The Eighteen [Blessings] ), is the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy. As Judaism s prayer par excellence , the… …
73Orc (Middle-earth) — Orcs Goblins, Yrch, Rakhâs, Gorgûn Founded First Age Founder Morgoth Capital Mount Gundabad, Barad dûr, Orthanc Home world Middle earth Base of operations …
74Authorial intentionality — In literary theory and aesthetics, authorial intentionality is a concept referring to an author s intent as it is encoded in his or her work.Literary theoryIn literary studies, the question of the validity of the methods of determining authorial… …
75Plautus — For the Roman noble, see Rubellius Plautus. Plautus Born c. 254 BC Sarsina, Umbria Died 184 BC Rome …
76Julian day — JDN redirects here. For the military IT system, see Joint Data Network. For the comic book character Julian Gregory Day, see Calendar Man. Not to be confused with Julian year (disambiguation). Julian day is used in the Julian date (JD) system of… …
77Balaam — (Hebrew: בִּלְעָם, Standard unicode|Bilʻam Tiberian unicode|Bilʻām ) is a prophet in the Torah, his story occurring towards the end of the Book of Numbers. The etymology of his name is uncertain, and discussed below. Every ancient reference to… …
78Benjamin Kennicott — (April 4, 1718 ndash; September 18, 1783), was an English churchman and Hebrew scholar.He was born at Totnes, Devon. He succeeded his father as master of a charity school, but the generosity of some friends enabled him to go to Wadham College,… …
79Prophecy of Seventy Weeks — The Prophecy of Seventy Septets (or literally seventy times seven ) appears in the angel Gabriel s reply to Daniel, beginning with verse 22 and ending with verse 27 in the ninth chapter of the Book of Daniel,[1] a work included in both the Jewish …
80Rodrigues Starling — Conservation status Extinct (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom …
