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The word of the Lord came to me: O mortal, proclaim Jerusalem’s abominations to her, and say: Thus said the Lord God to Jerusalem: By origin and birth you are from the land of the Canaanites—your…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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When a borrower is asked to pay usury or interest, they frequently use this…
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Abraham Farissol
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Ferrara, Papal States (Ferrara, Italy)
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ca. 1520
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We, the young ones of the flock, the holy flock here in Izmir, declare: whereas several…
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The Jewish Community of Izmir
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (İzmir, Turkey)
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First Third of the 17th Century
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This is the line of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s slave, bore to Abraham. These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, in the order of their birth…
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The three problems that I first asked are explained in regard to all of that which I have said. The first: Why is it called the “Holy Land” and the “Holy Temple”? This is according to the fact that it…
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Isaac Karo
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Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
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Beginning of the 16th Century
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This is the line of Esau—that is, Edom.
Esau took his wives from among the Canaanite women—Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Ohol-ibamah daughter of Anah daughter of Zibeon the Hiv-ite—and…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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The Lord spoke once more to His beloved people on the occasion of our teacher Moses wishing to see His divine glory: no man shall see…
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Isaac Orobio de Castro
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1670
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Phoenician ship in Assyrian relief from palace of Sennacherib (reigned 705–681 BCE), Nineveh. Transport galleys flee Tyre in the face of Sennacherib’s attack in 701 BCE. Soldiers and passengers stand…
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Nineveh, Assyria (Mosul, Iraq)
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ca. 700 BCE
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Thus said the Lord to Cyrus, His anointed one— Whose right hand He has grasped, Treading down nations before him, [ . . . ]. I am the Lord and there is none else;Beside Me, there is no god.I engird…
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Karle:Who is coming? What do I hear! God Almighty![Markwitz standing in the door.]Markwitz, tall, thin appearance. Threadbare elegance of the nineties. He is, without a doubt, a…
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Max Reinhardt
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Berlin, Germany
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1901