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Hasidean — /has i dee euhn, hah si /, n. Judaism. Assidean. Also, Hasidaean. * * * ▪ ancient Jewish sect Hebrew Ḥasid, or Chasid (“Pious One”), plural Ḥasidim, or Chasidim, member of a pre Christian Jewish sect of uncertain origin, noted for… … Universalium
Antiochus IV Epiphanes — born с 215 died 164 BC, Tabae, Iran Seleucid king of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom (175–164 BC). Son of Antiochus III, he was taken hostage in Rome (189–175), where he learned about Roman institutions. On his release, he ousted a usurper to take … Universalium
HISTORY — For Prehistory see archaeology ; for Biblical and Second Temple periods, see history . Destruction of the Second Temple until the Arab Conquest (70–640 C.E.) THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 66–70 C.E. The Jewish war against the Romans, which lasted… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Book of Life — The Book of Life (Hebrew: ספר החיים, transliterated Sefer HaChaim ) is the allegorical book in which God records the names and lives of the righteous. According to the Talmud it is open on Rosh Hashanah; its analog for the wicked, the Book of the … Wikipedia
Derekh Eretz Rabbah — Rabbinical Eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim Derekh Eretz Rabbah (Hebrew: דרך ארץ רבה) is one of the minor tractates (מסכתות קטנות) of the Talmud. In the editions of the latter the tractate Derek Ereẓ consists… … Wikipedia
