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  • 8150. QAF (Qaf) — In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1. Qaf. By the Glorious Quran. 2. They marveled that a warner has come to them from among them. The disbelievers say, “This is something strange. 3. When we have died and become dust? This is a… …

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  • 82GOD, NAMES OF — Various Hebrew terms are used for God in the Bible. Some of these are employed in both the generic and specific sense; others are used only as the personal name of the God of Israel. Most of these terms were employed also by the Canaanites, to… …

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  • 83LITURGY — has conventionally been understood as the words that Jews recite in public worship. While written words are almost all that remains from earlier times, the study of liturgy today understands that the ways that these words are performed shapes… …

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  • 84MEDITATION — (Heb. Hitbonenut), a term which first appears in kabbalistic literature, from the middle of the 13th century, referring to protracted concentration of thought on supernal lights of the divine world and of the spiritual worlds in general. Many… …

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  • 85PROPHETS AND PROPHECY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: in the bible classifications nature of prophecy origin and function dreams divination pre classical prophets terminology group prophecy ecstasy group life of prophets role in society… …

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  • 86SIGNS AND SYMBOLS — A sign, in biblical Hebrew ʾot, is a mark, an object, or an event conveying some particular meaning. A sign is called mofet ( portent ) when it is portentous or   marvelous in character. Symbols constitute a special category of signs. They are… …

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