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Did Nebuchadnezzar ascend to sovereignty on the day of the May 28, 602 BC [Gregorian proleptic corrected] eclipse? [closed]
I was reading the Babylonian chronicle and it stated that Nebuchadnezzar had an accession year and ascended to sovereignty on Ululu 1:
For twenty-one years Nabopolassar had been king of Babylon, when ...
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Was Haman (who is mentioned the Book of Esther) a historical person?
according to wikipedia
Haman is the main antagonist in the Book of Esther, who according to the Hebrew Bible was a grand vizier in the Persian empire under King Ahasuerus, commonly identified as ...
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Please help decipher this artist signature in Hebrew [closed]
I acquired a couple years 2 paintings by the same artist. From my research, the signature is in Hebrew.
The paintings were acquired in Austin, Texas but I don't think these are from United States but ...
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Was the Hebrew Bible modified and rewritten from Aramaic to Hebrew after the death of Jesus?
For the past several days I am seeing an advertisement from the Israel Institute of Biblical studies which says that the language of the original bible was Hebrew.
As far as I know, the mother tongue ...
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Why did Babylonians/Persians use the ascension year method?
[12] Then Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers went out to the king of Babylon; and the king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took him prisoner....
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What are the key Syriac pieces of literature?
There is very little info on the web about Syriac, but it sounds like it might have some hidden gems. I am looking here for the most detailed resource I've found. Wikipedia doesn't offer any insight ...
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Regional Customs for Leaving a King's Presence
Maimonides, in his Laws of Prayer (Mishne Torah, Hilkhot Tefillah 5:11) provides an analogy for a prayer-related Jewish custom, whereby one concludes his Amidah by bowing first to his left and then to ...
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Where can I find information about Johannes Pohl?
I am looking for information about Dr Johannes Pohl. According to David G. Roskies in Against the Apocalypse, Pohl was a member of Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg, which was tasked with cataloging ...
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Synagogue Scene in Der Ewige Jude: Looking for more information
This question is fairly technical, but I've run into a dead-end and the historians whom I have asked have been unable to help me. If anybody can direct me to something on this subject, I would very ...
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On the history of Jewish places of worship
I was recently on holiday in Israel and Jordan on a tour that focussed on biblical and archaeological sites. As part of the tour, we visited Tel Arad which was probably built around 1100 BCE and ...
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Were the ancient Hebrews basically an African tribe? [duplicate]
Hebrew is one of the earliest Afroasiatic languages. It has been argued that the Hebrews were an offshoot of the Canaanites, even akin to them. It is nearly undisputable that the Canaanites were ...
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What was the relationship between ancient Egyptians and Hebrews in documented hieroglyphs? [closed]
Are there any documented sources about what happened in ancient Egypt?
Particularly the relationship between Egyptians and Hebrews, as mentioned? E.G. were they best
Friends or were so and so?
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Are the Samaritans descendants of Israel's lost tribes, and so rightfully considered Israelites?
From Mi Yodeya
The Samaritans themselves claim to be descended from the original
Israelite inhabitants of northern Israel. The biblical account (II
Kings 17:24ff) states that they are descended ...
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Were the Vikings descendents of the Tribe of Dan? [closed]
I've heard the Vikings were descendents of the Hebrew Tribe of Dan. Is it true?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Israelism
http://www.ensignmessage.com/archives/tracingdan2.html
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When did the Hebrews stop speaking Hebrew and start speaking Aramaic?
The Torah was written Hebrew, and most of the old testament was written in Hebrew, although parts of Daniel were written in Aramaic. By the time of the 1st century, Aramaic was the common language for ...
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