Jonah in rabbinic literature — Jonah in rabbinic literature.AncestryThe tribal affinities of Jonah constitute a point of controversy; generally assigned to Asher, he is claimed for Zebulun by R. Johanan on the strength of his place of residence (II Kings xiv. 24); these… … Wikipedia
Haman in rabbinic literature — Haman in rabbinic literature.Ancestry and other informationHaman is identified by the Talmudists with Memucan, the last of the seven princes which saw the king s face (Esth. i. 14), [ [http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=156 letter=H#1… … Wikipedia
Azazel in rabbinic literature — Azazel in rabbinic literature.The nameAccording to Talmudic interpretation, the term Azazel designated a rugged mountain or precipice in the wilderness from which the goat was thrown down, using for it as an alternative the word Ẓoḳ () (Yoma vi.… … Wikipedia
Isaiah in rabbinic literature — Isaiah in rabbinic literature.AncestryAccording to the ancient rabbis, Isaiah was a descendant of Judah and Tamar (Sotah 10b). His father was a prophet and the brother of King Amaziah (Talmud tractate Megillah 15a). [… … Wikipedia
Ezra in rabbinic literature — Ezra in rabbinic literature.His workEzra marks the springtime in the national history of Judaism. The flowers appear on the earth (Cant. ii. 12) refers to Ezra and Nehemiah (Midr. Cant. ad loc.). [ [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid… … Wikipedia
Jethro in rabbinic literature — Jethro in rabbinic literature.His namesThe different names of Jethro puzzled the Talmudists: some thought that his real name was Hobab, and that Reuel was his father (see Hobab); others thought that his name was Reuel, interpreting it the friend… … Wikipedia
Boaz in rabbinic literature — Boaz in rabbinic literature.ConductBoaz is identified by some ancient rabbis with the judge Ibzan of Bethlehem (Judges xii. 8). [ [http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1209 letter=B search=Boaz#3584 JewishEncyclopedia.com BOAZ ] ] It is… … Wikipedia
List of converts to Judaism — This article endeavours to list some notable people who have converted, or are believed to have converted, to Judaism. Their notability is based either on outside endeavors for otherwise famous people, or on circumstances which would make their… … Wikipedia
Joseph (Hebrew Bible) — Joseph or Yosef ( he. יוֹסֵ, Standard Yosef Tiberian Unicode|Yôsēp̄ , ar. يوسف, Yusuf ; He (The Lord) increases/may add ), is a major figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). He was Jacob s eleventh son and Rachel s… … Wikipedia
Moses in rabbinic literature — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy)… … Wikipedia
