The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1124 page)
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Izmirim
(Doenmeh sect)
:
(Doenmeh sect)
:
‘Izr
’
l
or ‘Azr
’
l
’lor ‘Azr
’l(Arab.). In Islam, the
angel
of death.
ad
th
and legend describe him as being of vast size and great strength.
angel
of death.
adthand legend describe him as being of vast size and great strength.
J
J
.
.
The name given to a supposed source used in the composition of the
Pentateuch
: it is an abbreviation of the Jahwistic
(Yahwistic)
source.
Pentateuch
: it is an abbreviation of the Jahwistic
(Yahwistic)
source.
Jabneh
(Yavneh, also known as Jamnia)
.
(Yavneh, also known as Jamnia)
.
Town to the east of
Jerusalem
. It came to prominence after the Fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE, when R.
Johanan ben Zakkai
was allowed by the Romans to establish a centre of learning—and, from the Jewish point of view, the
Sanhedrin
. From here the continuity of Judaism in Israel was secured.
Jerusalem
. It came to prominence after the Fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE, when R.
Johanan ben Zakkai
was allowed by the Romans to establish a centre of learning—and, from the Jewish point of view, the
Sanhedrin
. From here the continuity of Judaism in Israel was secured.
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