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• GAD, DEVORAH — (1914– ), architect and interior decorator. Gad was born in Bukovina and studied architecture and construction engineering in Vienna. Immigrating to Ereẓ Israel in 1936 she first worked with Professor Oskar Kaufmann but later opened her own… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• gad — 1. v. & n. v.intr. (gadded, gadding) (foll. by about, abroad, around) go about idly or in search of pleasure. n. idle wandering or adventure (esp. in on the gad). Etymology: back form. f. obs. gadling companion f. OE gaeligdeling f. gaeligd… …   Useful english dictionary

• GAD — 1. v. & n. v.intr. (gadded, gadding) (foll. by about, abroad, around) go about idly or in search of pleasure. n. idle wandering or adventure (esp. in on the gad). Etymology: back form. f. obs. gadling companion f. OE gaeligdeling f. gaeligd… …   Useful english dictionary

• YA'ACOBI, GAD — (1935– ), Israeli politician, member of the Seventh to Twelfth Knessets. Ya acobi was born in Kefar Vitkin where he attended high school. After serving in the IDF in 1953–56, he studied economics and political science at Tel Aviv University and… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Roll — Roll, v. i. 1. To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane. [1913 Webster] And her foot,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To roll about — Roll Roll, v. i. 1. To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane. [1913 Webster] And her… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• POLITICAL LIFE AND PARTIES — Introduction It was largely due to the existence of the pre state political parties, which had conducted intensive political activities for almost half a century within the framework of the yishuv , under the British Mandate for Palestine, that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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• List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its …   Wikipedia

• 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