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Hebrews , Hebrews
Term that is found chiefly in the Biblical traditions concerning the 2d millennium b.c., and then, apparently after centuries of desuetude, r… Hebrew Language , Major official language of the State of Israel.
Hebrew is the national language of the Jewish population of Israel (about 5 million) and the mother t… Onkelos , Onkelos. Translator of the Hebrew Bible into Aramaic. Onkelos stays close to the Hebrew text, but its choice of words etc., shows that it is related… Marrano , Marrano
MARRANO , term of opprobium used to denigrate the New Christians of Spain and Portugal. Various origins for the term have been suggested. The… Typography , Hebrew *printing began about 1475, the date of publication of two books, one at *Reggio di Calabria and the other at *Piove di Sacco, near Venice. It… Corban , CORBAN
Corban is a term used in the Hebrew Bible to signify literally "the thing brought near," or "offered to God." In general the Hebrew word qorbā…
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