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Jacobs, Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Jacobs, Joseph, 1854–1916, Jewish writer, historian, and folklorist, b. Australia. He lived in England until 1900, when he went to the United States to edit a revision of The Jewish Encyclopedia. He...Wallenberg, Raoul
(Encyclopedia)Wallenberg, Raoul räo͞olˈ vălˈĕnbâr [key] 1912–47, Swedish diplomat and businessman. In 1944, he was assigned to Sweden's legation in Budapest, where he helped save approximately 100,000 Hung...Etham
(Encyclopedia)Etham ēˈthəm [key], in the Bible, encampment of the Jews. ...Yiddish language
(Encyclopedia)Yiddish language yĭdˈĭsh [key], a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages; German language). Although it is not ...Reba
(Encyclopedia)Reba rēˈbə [key], in the Bible, king of Midian killed by the Jews. ...Nodab
(Encyclopedia)Nodab nōˈdăb [key], in the Bible, name of a tribe at war with the Jews. ...Chebar
(Encyclopedia)Chebar kēˈbär [key], in the Bible, river of Mesopotamia, by which captive Jews were settled. ...Rekem
(Encyclopedia)Rekem rēˈkĕm [key], in the Bible. 1 Midianite king killed by the Jews. 2 Son of Hebron. ...Agagite
(Encyclopedia)Agagite āˈgəgīt [key], in the Bible, a not necessarily ethnical term used of Haman because of his hatred of the Jews. ...Tobijah
(Encyclopedia)Tobijah tōbīˈjə [key], in the Bible. 1 Teacher of the Law. 2 Emissary to Jerusalem from the Jews in Babylon. ...Browse by Subject
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