The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1124 page)

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Izmirim
(Doenmeh sect)
:
‘Izr

l
or ‘Azr

l
(Arab.). In Islam, the
angel
of death.
ad
th
and 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.
Jabneh
(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.

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