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  • 111IBN EZRA, ABRAHAM BEN MEIR — (1089–1164), one of the most important Jewish Bible exegetes; also a poet, composer of piyyutim , grammarian, translator, philosopher, astronomer, and astrologer. Exceptionally erudite, he was among the last creative geniuses of the Spanish… …

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  • 113BEKHOROT — (Heb. בְּכוֹרוֹת; Firstborn ), fourth tractate in the Mishnah, in the order of Kodashim. Bekhorot is a striking instance of the weaving together of disparate strands to form a mishnaic tractate. The main unifying principle is biblical: I… …

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  • 114NAMES — In the Bible Biblical proper names, together with proper names in Old South Arabic, Canaanite (East or Proto Canaanite, Ugaritic, and Phoenician), Old Aramaic, Akkadian, and – with some reservations – Old Egyptian, comprise one division of the… …

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  • 115Christian Church — This article is about followers of Jesus Christ in general. For particular communities with similar names, see Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) or Christian churches and churches of Christ. Part of a series on Christianity …

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  • 116Historicity of Jesus — This article is about the basis for holding the view that Jesus existed as portrayed in the Bible. For the view that Jesus may be a fictitious figure, see Jesus myth theory. For critical reconstructions of Jesus, see Historical Jesus. For the… …

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  • 117Fallen Angel (comics) — Infobox comic book title title = Fallen Angel imagesize=200 caption= Cover to Fallen Angel (DC series) #4. Art by Brian Stelfreeze. schedule = Monthly ongoing=y publisher=DC Comics (2003 2005) IDW Publishing (2005 Present) date = issues = main… …

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  • 118EXODUS, BOOK OF — (Heb. title) וְאֵלֶּה) שְׁמוֹת) (And these are) the names of – the first words of the book; Gk. exodos ton wion Israel ex aigyptou), departure (of the children of Israel from Egypt) ; (cf. Sefer Yeẓi at Miẓrayim ( book of the departure from Egypt …

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  • 119Passover Seder — Table set for the Passover Seder. The Passover Seder (Hebrew: סֵדֶר‎ [ˈsedeʁ], order, arrangement ; Yiddish: Seyder) is a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. It is conducted on the evenings of the 14th… …

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