Zuzim — The Zuzim (meaning restless or sprouting ) were a primitive tribe who lived in Ham, a land east of the Jordan River between Bashan and Moab, according to the Hebrew Bible. The Zuzim were conquered by the Elamite King Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:5).… … Wikipedia
Zuzim — A people said to have been conquered by Chedorlaomer, one of the four kings (Gen. 14:1) who fought in the valley of the Dead Sea (Gen. 14:3–5). They may have existed to the north of Mount Gilboa … Dictionary of the Bible
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Takkanah — A takkanah is a major legislative enactment within halakha (Jewish law), the normative system of Judaism s laws.A takkanah is an enactment which (1) revises an ordinance that no longer satisfies the requirements of the times or circumstances, or… … Wikipedia
Zuz (Jewish coin) — A Zuz (pl. zuzzim) was an ancient Hebrew silver coin struck during the Bar Kochba revolt. They were overstruck on Roman Imperial denarii or Roman provincial drachmas of Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, Trajan and Hadrian. Four Zuz, denarii or drachmas … Wikipedia
DOWRY — (Heb. נְדֻנְיָה), the property a wife brings to her husband at marriage; the Yiddish equivalent, nadn, is from the same root. The custom of nedunyah became clearly defined and institutionalized only in the talmudic period. In biblical times,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KETUBBOT — KETUBBAH (Heb.כְּתֻבּוֹת; Marriage Contracts ), second tractate in the order Nashim, dealing with rights and duties arising out of the contract of marriage. Ketubbah, literally, that which is written, denotes in this tractate not so much the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement — Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement, such as the Omer, used primarily by ancient Israelites, appear frequently within the Hebrew Bible as well as in later Judaic scripture, such as the Mishnah and Talmud. These units of measurement are… … Wikipedia
Sus, Bar-Kochba-Aufstand um 135 n. Chr.
