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11SACRIFICE — IN THE BIBLE In the Bible various verbs are used to designate the act of sacrifice. Two of them, שחט and טבח, are used for the slaughter of animals for both secular (cf. Gen. 43:16; Num. 11:22) and sacred purposes, while the verbs זבח (hence the… …
12Vedas — Veda redirects here. For other uses, see Veda (disambiguation). The Vedas (Sanskrit sa. वेद, IAST|véda , knowledge ) are a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature [see e.g.… …
13Chukat — Chukat, Hukath, or Chukkas (Hebrew: חֻקַּת, “decree,” the ninth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 39th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Numbers. It …
14Five Pillars of Islam — This article is part of the series …
15prayer — prayer1 prayerless, adj. prayerlessly, adv. prayerlessness, n. /prair/, n. 1. a devout petition to God or an object of worship. 2. a spiritual communion with God or an object of worship, as in supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, or confession …
16Glossary of ancient Roman religion — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Ancient Roman religion …
17Obligatory Bahá'í prayers — Bahá í Faith Central figures Bahá u lláh The Báb · Abdu l Bahá Key scriptur …
18Pharisees — The word Pharisees (lat. pharisæ|us , i ) comes from the Hebrew פרושים perushim from פרוש parush , meaning separated [Ernest Klein Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language ] . The Pharisees were, depending on the time, a… …
19Women as imams — This article is part of the series …
20NEW MOON, ANNOUNCEMENT OF — The Sabbath before the new moon , following the reading of the haftarah, the reader leads the congregation in announcing and blessing the coming month. This custom was introduced by the geonim, and its main purpose was to make a public… …
