SCROLL OF ANTIOCHUS — (Heb. מְגִלַּת אַנְטִיוֹכוֹס) or Scroll of the Hasmoneans (Heb. מְגִלַּת בֵּית חַשְׁמוֹנַאי), popular account of the wars of the Hasmoneans and of the origin of the festival of Ḥanukkah . The scroll has been handed down in several Aramaic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Spanish foot — Furniture. a carved pyramidal foot having fluted, concave sides usually ending in a scroll at the bottom. * * * … Universalium
spanish foot — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : a foot on a piece of furniture curved outward with ridges resembling claws * * * Furniture. a carved pyramidal foot having fluted, concave sides usually ending in a scroll at the bottom … Useful english dictionary
Speech scroll — A speech scroll, also called a banderole in Western art history, is an illustrative device used to denote speech, song, or, in rarer cases, other types of sound. Developed independently on two continents, the device was in use by European… … Wikipedia
Doubloon — Spanish gold 4 doubloon coin (8 escudos) stamped as minted in 1798 The doubloon (from Spanish doblón, meaning double ), was a two escudo or 32 reales gold coin, weighing 6.77 grams (0.218 troy ounces). Doubloons were minted in Spain, Mexico … Wikipedia
Abraham bar Hiyya — ▪ Spanish Jewish philosopher and scientist also called Abraham Bar Hiyya Ha nasi (Hebrew: “the Prince”) born c. 1065 died c. 1136 Spanish Jewish philosopher, astronomer, astrologer, and mathematician whose writings were among the first… … Universalium
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BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism