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  2. Twelve Tribes of Israel - Wikipedia

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    In the Bible, the twelve tribes of Israel are sons of a man called Jacob or Israel, as Edom or Esau is the brother of Jacob, and Ishmael and Isaac are the sons of Abraham. Elam and Ashur, names of two ancient nations, are sons of a man called Shem. Sidon, a Phoenician town, is the first-born of Canaan; the lands of Egypt and Abyssinia are the ...

  3. History of ancient Israel and Judah - Wikipedia

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    The name "Israel" first appears in the Merneptah Stele c. 1208 BCE: "Israel is laid waste and his seed is no more." [ 25 ] This "Israel" was a cultural and probably political entity, well enough established for the Egyptians to perceive it as a possible challenge, but an ethnic group rather than an organized state.

  4. History of the Jews in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    In the immediate aftermath of trilateral invasion on 23 November 1956 by Britain, France, and Israel (known as the Suez Crisis), some 25,000 Jews, almost half of the Jewish community left for Israel, Europe, the United States, and South America, after being forced to sign declarations that they were leaving "voluntarily" and to agree with the ...

  5. List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources

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    Jerahmeel, prince of Judah. A bulla bearing his name was found. [201] Jezebel, wife of king Ahab of Israel. A seal was found that may bear her name, but the dating and identification with the biblical Jezebel is a subject of debate among scholars. [202] Josiah, king of Judah. Three seals were found that may have belonged to his son Eliashib. [203]

  6. Biblical names in their native languages - Wikipedia

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    Village name during the kingdoms of Israel, Judah until the Siege of Jerusalem (930 BC to 587 BC): Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤌 [1] [2] Pronunciation: Bayawt Lahawm Meaning: House of Bread Village name from 587 BC through the time of Christ: Aramaic: בית לחם Pronunciation: Beit Lekhem Meaning: House of Bread Beth Shemesh: Village

  7. Hellenistic Judaism - Wikipedia

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    Hellenistic Judaism was a form of Judaism in classical antiquity that combined Jewish religious tradition with elements of Hellenistic culture and religion. Until the early Muslim conquests of the eastern Mediterranean, the main centers of Hellenistic Judaism were Alexandria in Egypt and Antioch in Syria (modern-day Turkey), the two main Greek urban settlements of the Middle East and North ...

  8. Yahwism - Wikipedia

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    Yahwism is the name given by modern scholars to the religion of ancient Israel and Judah. [1] An ancient Semitic religion of the Iron Age, Yahwism was essentially polytheistic and had a pantheon, with various gods and goddesses being worshipped by the Israelites. [2]

  9. Luke (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Luke / ˈ l uː k / is a male given name, and less commonly, a surname. The name Luke is the English form and the diminutive of the Latin name Lucas. Although the name is attested in ancient inscriptions, the best known historical use of the name is in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke was written around 70 to 90 AD (the exact years are ...