which is the third month of the Jewish calendar, and occurs sometime in December of the Gregorian calendar. The Hanukkah holiday lasts eight successive days during which eight candles are lit, beginning with one on the first night, two on the second night, three on the third night, and so...
There has been a tendency to see Eve as responsible for the Fall of Man. She is often cast in the role of temptress, and the phrase “the wisdom of Eve” refers to feminine wiles. It is further extrapolated that all women are somehow more sinful by nature, and the Bible is sometimes ...
The name day of Bertha is5 September. For other names check ourName Day Calendar History and Origin Bertha is a female Germanic name, from Old High German berhta meaning "bright one". The name occurs as a theonym, surviving as Berchta, a figure in Alpine folklore connected to the Wild ...
certain leaps of intuition are more natural to a mind that ponders in Hebrew than a mind that ponders in Latin. This is one of the reasons why nearly half of the Nobel Prizes go to people of Jewish descent: their mind and subconsciousness run on verbal software that is vastly more intel...
Blair, who also stepped down as Prime Minister today, has been named Representative, a position in which he will “bring continuity and intensity of focus to the work of the Quartet in support of the Palestinians, within the broader framework of the Quartet’s efforts to promote an end to ...
Debra, a variant of the name Deborah,has strong Jewish origins. In Hebrew, “devorah" translates to “bee," and Deborah is also the name of a Book of Judges figure in the Old Testament, who leads the Israelites to safety away from the Canaanites. Deborah was later adopted by the Engli...
Name Day Calendar The name day of Arie is 8 September. For other names check our Name Day Calendar History and Origin Arie is a masculine given name. As a Dutch name (pronounced /ˈaːri/) it is generally a short form of Adrianus, but sometimes also of Arnoud/Arend or even Aa...
Middle Englishsabat, from Old Englishsabat"seventh day of the week in the Jewish calendar; Saturday" as observed by the Jews as a day of rest from secular employment and of religious observance, from Old Frenchsabatand directly from Latinsabbatum, from Greeksabbaton, from Hebrewshabbath, proper...
The festival of Hanukkah ties into the restoration of theJewishKingdom, which lasted about a century, until theRomansannexedJudeain 63 BC. Concerns about an autonomous Jewish state strongly influenced the political background and thus the very format of the New Testament:Jesuswas known as theChris...
nisannoun(n.) The first month of the jewish ecclesiastical year, formerly answering nearly to the month of April, now to March, of the Christian calendar. See Abib. parmesanadjective(a.) Of or pertaining to Parma in Italy. partisannoun(n.) An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one...