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Abrahamites
.
.
A Christian Judaizing sect flourishing in Bohemia between 1747 and 1781. They rejected the doctrine of the
Trinity
, kept Saturday as the
Sabbath
, did not eat pork, and even occasionally practised
circumcision
.
Trinity
, kept Saturday as the
Sabbath
, did not eat pork, and even occasionally practised
circumcision
.
Abraham's bosom
(Heb.,
be-heiko shel Avraham
). An expression indicating the location of righteous souls. It led to the famous ‘malapropism’ of the Hostess in Shakespeare's
Henry V
: ‘Nay, sure he's [Falstaff] not in hell; he's in Arthur's bosom, if ever a man went to Arthur's bosom.’
be-heiko shel Avraham
). An expression indicating the location of righteous souls. It led to the famous ‘malapropism’ of the Hostess in Shakespeare's
Henry V
: ‘Nay, sure he's [Falstaff] not in hell; he's in Arthur's bosom, if ever a man went to Arthur's bosom.’
Abram
(Jewish Patriarch)
:
(Jewish Patriarch)
:
Abravanel
(Jewish statesman)
:
(Jewish statesman)
:
Abrogation
(Muslim)
:
(Muslim)
:
Absalom
.
.
Son of
David
. After the rape of his sister Tamar by their half-brother Amnon, Absalom murdered Amnon and fled the court. Having raised rebellion against his father David, he was killed in the subsequent battle, evoking David's lament (2 Samuel 13–18).
David
. After the rape of his sister Tamar by their half-brother Amnon, Absalom murdered Amnon and fled the court. Having raised rebellion against his father David, he was killed in the subsequent battle, evoking David's lament (2 Samuel 13–18).
Absolute Dependence, Feeling of
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:
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