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Tiferet Yonatan (The Splendor of Jonathan)
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This is what the episode of the Generation of the Dispersion was all about; that they were afraid of a Flood and accordingly sought to erect a tower up to the heavens. One has, however, to understand…

Contributor:

Jonathan Eybeschütz

Places:

Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)

Date:

1820

Subjects:

Bible, Ecology, Technology, Migration, Scholarship

Categories:

Biblical commentary, Sermons
Technical Diagram from Joseph Delmedigo’s Elim
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This is a technical diagram from Joseph Delmedigo’s Sefer Elim (Book of Elim), a scientific and philosophical work published by Menasseh Ben Israel.

Contributor:

Menasseh Ben Israel, Joseph Solomon Delmedigo

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1629

Subjects:

Print, Technology, Math, Scholarship, Profession

Categories:

Print & book culture, Science & philosophy
Printed page with Hebrew text on right side and illustration of tall tower with wheels inside it on left side.