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Sedarot
.
.
Portions of the
Pentateuch
read in the Jewish
synagogue
on the
Sabbath
. Each sidrah (sing.) has a distinctive name taken from the first important word in the text. The Pentateuch is divided into fifty-four sedarot so that the entire work is read each year.
Pentateuch
read in the Jewish
synagogue
on the
Sabbath
. Each sidrah (sing.) has a distinctive name taken from the first important word in the text. The Pentateuch is divided into fifty-four sedarot so that the entire work is read each year.
Seder
(Heb., ‘Order’). The order of a Jewish service, especially the home ceremony normally used at the festival of
Passover
.
Passover
.
Seder ‘Olam
(Order of the World)
.
(Order of the World)
.
Two Jewish chronicles. Written in Hebrew, the
Seder ‘Olam Rabbah
is mentioned in the
Talmud
and is a
midrashic
chronology from the Creation of the world to the
Bar
Kokhba revolt. The
Seder ‘Olam Zuta
, written in a mixture of Heb. and Aramaic, traces the chronology of the generations from
Adam
until the end of the Babylonian
exilarchate
. Scholars disagree on its date of composition.
Seder ‘Olam Rabbah
is mentioned in the
Talmud
and is a
midrashic
chronology from the Creation of the world to the
Bar
Kokhba revolt. The
Seder ‘Olam Zuta
, written in a mixture of Heb. and Aramaic, traces the chronology of the generations from
Adam
until the end of the Babylonian
exilarchate
. Scholars disagree on its date of composition.
See
.
.
The seat
(Lat.,
sedes
) of a Christian
bishop
; hence the town or district surrounding the cathedral (where the bishop has his
cathedra
, or throne), is known as the see.
(Lat.,
sedes
) of a Christian
bishop
; hence the town or district surrounding the cathedral (where the bishop has his
cathedra
, or throne), is known as the see.
Seed mantra/syllable
(power underlying appearance in Indian religions):
(power underlying appearance in Indian religions):
JASefer ha-Aggadah
(Book of Aggadah):
(Book of Aggadah):
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