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Solomon son of David took firm hold of his kingdom, for the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great. Solomon summoned all Israel—the officers of…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE
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Moses wrote down this Teaching and gave it to the priests, sons of Levi, who carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, and to all the elders of Israel.
And Moses instructed them as follows: Every…
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Alas!
Lonely sits the city
Once great with people!
She that was great among nations
Is become like a widow;
The princess among states
Is become a thrall.
Bitterly she weeps in the night…
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Lo, I am bringing against you, O House of Israel, A nation from afar
—declares the Lord;
It is an enduring nation,
It is an ancient nation;
A nation whose language you do not know—
You will not…
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These are the people of the province who came up from among the captive exiles whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had carried into exile to Babylon, who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Persian Period, 6th–4th Century BCE
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I am very much astonished at all the writers who have argued with the wise men of the Christians, and who have recorded their arguments in books. I have not found within them a decisive…
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Joshua Segre
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Scandiano, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (Scandiano, Italy)
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1733
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When it was first built, the Sha‘ar Hashamayim (Gate of Heaven) Synagogue in Cairo was the largest building on the boulevard where it still stands. Built to resemble what was imagined to be the design…
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Maurice Joseph Cattaui, Eduard Matasek
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Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)
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1905
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Daniel [Puts his hand on his forehead and thinks for a while]:The hours of the murderous Babylonian Empire are numbered; Nebuchadnezzar’s wicked family will soon be eradicated. Koresh, the Persian…
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Moses Leib Lilienblum
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Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)
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1887
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King David was now old, advanced in years; and though they covered him with bedclothes, he never felt warm. His courtiers said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought…
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The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying: Speak to the Israelite people, and say to them:
When any of you presents an offering of cattle to the Lord, he…
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