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This is the text of the letter that Tattenai, governor of the province of Beyond the River, and Shethar-boze-nai and his colleagues, the officials of Beyond the River, sent to King Darius…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
Date:
Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE
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After these events, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah son of Azariah son of Hilkiah son of Shallum son of Zadok son of Ahitub son of Amariah son of Azariah son of…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
Date:
Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE
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Hear, ye mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and ye strong foundations of the earth [see Micah 6:2] the lament of my beloved for his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill…
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Joseph Karo
Places:
Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
Mid–16th Century
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The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Command the Israelite people and say to them: Be punctilious in presenting to Me at stated times the offerings of food due Me, as offerings by fire of…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Biblical Period
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A psalm of David.
Lord, who may sojourn in Your tent,
who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
He who lives without blame,
who does what is right,
and in his heart acknowledges the truth;
whose tongue…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Behold, an agency was sent to me from the two groups of the yeshiva heads coming to judgment, in whose hand was a written deed, signed by fit and proper witnesses, that the widow, the aforesaid lady…
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Rebecca ha-Levi
Places:
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1730
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In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, wine was set before him; I took the wine and gave it to the king—I had never been out of sorts in his presence. The king…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
Date:
Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE
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There are several ways to get to Jerusalem, as follows. One route is via Vienna, which is a point of departure for group travel to Constantinople, with traders going from Vienna to Ofen [Budapest]…
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Moses Hirsh Porges
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1615
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From the rabbis and geonim of the holy city of Safed, may it be speedily rebuilt in our days, sent to Modena, may God protect it, in 5370 [1610]He shall be called a holy man [see Isaiah 4:3]; the…
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The Rabbis of Safed
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Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
Date:
1610
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In the seventh (year). Bethlehem. For the King.
Translated by Ronny Reich.
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
8th Century BCE