the whole judean (jewish) country
101JERICHO — (Heb. יְרִיחוֹ), said to be one of the oldest fortified cities in the ancient Near East. It is identified with Tell al Sulṭā, near the ʿ Ayn al Sulṭān spring (Spring of Elisha), about 1 mi. (1½ km.) N.W. of modern Jericho (Ar. Arīḥā) and 4½ mi.… …
102Amos — • Old Testament prophet Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Amos Amos † Catholic Encyclo …
103PILLAR — (Heb. עַמּוּד; from the root ʿmd, to stand ), a column that stands perpendicular to the ground and generally serves to support the beams of a roof. In this article no distinction will be made between pillar, column, and post. The pillar is used… …
104History of communism — This article intentionally focuses only on the history of communism as a self contained, self aware political movement. The political movement of communism has been a worldwide social movement for centuries.Karl Marx saw communism as the original …
105PROCURATOR — PROCURATOR, title of the governors (first over Judea, later over most of Palestine) appointed by Rome during the years 6–41 and 44–66 C.E. From a recently discovered inscription in which pontius pilate is mentioned, it appears that the title of… …
106KATZNELSON, BERL — (Beeri; 1887–1944), central figure of the Second Aliyah, a leader of the Zionist Labor movement, educator, and writer. Born in Bobruisk, Belorussia, son of a merchant, maskil, and a member of Ḥovevei Zion, Katznelson was a frail child. He… …
107Nabataeans — Map of the Roman empire under Hadrian (ruled AD 117–138), showing the location of the Arabes Nabataei in the desert regions around the Roman province of Arabia Petraea …
108Dreidel — Wooden dreidel A dreidel (Yiddish: דרײדל dreydl plural: dreydlekh,[1] Hebrew: סביבון Sevivon) is a four sided spinning top, played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah …
109ḤAVER, ḤAVERIM — HAVER, HAVERIM (Heb. חָבֵר, pl. חֲבֵרִים; member ), the name for those belonging to a group that undertook to observe meticulously both the laws of terumah ( heave offering ) and ma aser ( tithing ) as well as the regulations of impurity and… …
110Baal, Baalim — • A word which belongs to the oldest stock of the Semite vocabulary and primarily means lord , owner Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Baal, Baalim Baal, Baalim …
