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Aid for Two Benefactors
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To my lords Jedaniah, Uriah and the priests of YHW the God, Mattan son of Jashobiah and Berechiah son of, . . . from your servant Mauziah. May the God of Heaven seek after the welfare of my lords…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

Late 5th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Military, Community, Diaspora, Justice system

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Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Letter to the Community of ‘Akron (Kurdistan)
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Blessed are you to God . . . You the holy congregation of ‘Akron, may your Rock and Creator preserve you; inform us about your concerns and tell us about your happenings, for I and the Minister, the…

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Unknown

Places:

Akron, Ottoman Empire (Akre, Iraq)

Date:

17th Century

Subjects:

Rebellion, Justice system, Excommunication, Gentiles, Community

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Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Letter to Levi Ibn Ḥabib and the Rabbis of Jerusalem
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 We want to make ourselves strong for our people and the cities of our God, and to raise the banner of Torah which had been thrown to the ground and trodden down. Behold, this people of God is a…

Contributor:

Jacob Berab

Places:

Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)

Date:

1538

Subjects:

Rabbis, Leadership, Community, Justice system, Polemics

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters