Amalek Hebrew Name Amalek m l q is a figure in the Hebrew Bible . According to the Book of Genesis and Books of Chronicles 1 Chronicles , Amalek was the son of Eliphaz and of the concubine Timna ... in the same work, and considered to be Amalek s descendents. In the chant of Balaam at Book of Numbers Numbers ,24 20, Amalek was called the first of the nations , attesting to high antiquity. ref J. Macpherson, http books.google.com.au books?id 7ERSpLM4DZgC&pg PA78 Amalek in James Hastings, ed ..., 1898 2004, pp.77 79,p.77. ref At Genesis 36 16 he is described as the chief of Amalek , and thus ... books?id MSl0S4G03YC&pg PA8 Remember Amalek Vengeance, Zealotry, and Group Destruction in the Bible ... from the grandson of Esau but from a man named Amalek, from whom the grandson took his name. An eponymous ... to Muslim historians such as Ibn Khaldun and Ali ibn al Athir , Amalek is a name given to the Amorites ... Books 1988 p.101. ref In some rabbinical interpretations, Amalek is etymologised as a people am ... for the Biblical Amalek is Iml q, whose descendants Al Am l q were early residents of the Haram aram ... amalek Jewish Encyclopedia article on Amalekites ref who may have subsequently disappeared from ... response 8 Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. 9 So Moses said to Joshua, Choose for us men, and go out and fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand. 10 So Joshua did as Moses told him, and fought with Amalek, while Moses, Aaron ... he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12 But Moses hands grew weary, so they took a stone ... overwhelmed Amalek and his people with the sword. 14 Then the Lord said to Moses, Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek ..., 16 saying, A hand upon the throne of the Lord Jacob The Lord will have war with Amalek from generation ... 20 Then he looked on Amalek and took up his discourse and said, Amalek was the first among the nations ... more details
orphan date May 2010 The Geshurites were a people who dwelt in the desert between Arabia and Philistia Josh. 13 2 A. V. Geshuri bibleverse 1 Samuel 27 8 NIV in the latter citation the Geshurites are mentioned together with the Gezer ites and Amalek ites. Category Hebrew Bible nations Hebrew Bible stub ... more details
Infobox Painting image file VictoryOLord.JPG backcolor FBF5DF painting alignment right image size 300px title Victory O Lord artist John Everett Millais year 1871 type Oil painting Oil on canvas height 194.7 width 141.3 height inch width inch diameter cm diameter inch city Manchester museum Manchester Art Gallery Victory O Lord 1871 is a painting by John Everett Millais depicting Moses , Aaron and Hur bible Hur during the Rephidim Battle of Rephidim against the Amalek Amalekites . Along with his landscape Chill October it represented a major turning point in Millais s career. The painting illustrates a passage in the Book of Exodus , chapter 17, which describes how Moses and his two companions watched the battle from the hill. Moses holds the Rod of God in his right hand. blockquote And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses hands were heavy and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. blockquote Millais depicts the going down of the sun , when the three patriarchs watch the final moments of the battle. Moses is in the middle while Aaron and Hur hold up his arms to ensure victory. Aaron, in red, is on the right. The battle below is indicated by the arrow at the bottom right. Millais worked on the painting over many years, scraping and repainting the surface. Frederic George Stephens F.G. Stephens commented that the painting depicted the conflict between the unyieldi ... more details
According to the Book of Exodus in the Bible, Jehovah Nissi Hebrew is the name given by Moses to the altar which he built to celebrate the defeat of the Amalek ites at Rephidim . ref bibleverse Exodus 17 8,13 16 ref ref http www.christnotes.org dictionary.php?dict sbd&id 2329 Jehovahnissi in the Christian reference work Smith s Bible Dictionary ref Translations The first word of the phrase is the Tetragrammaton lang he , the sacred name that, according to the Hebrew Bible , God revealed to the Jews as a chosen people . It is generally translated in English bibles as the LORD . Jehovah is a Christian anglicized vocalization of this name. The Septuagint translators believed nis si to be derived from nus flee for refuge and rendered it the Lord My Refuge , ref http www.ecmarsh.com lxx Exodus index.htm English Translation of the Greek Septuagint Bible . Brenton s English Translation of the Septuagint English Translation by Sir Lancelot C. L. Brenton , 1851. ref while in the Vulgate it was thought to be derived from na sas hoist lift up and was rendered Jehovah Is My Exaltation . In many modern Christian translations, such as the New International Version , the name is translated the LORD is my banner. ref bibleverse Exodus 17 8,13 16 NIV NIV ref Interpretation The chapter recounts that Israel had the advantage over Amalek as long as Moses , watching the battle from a vantage point, held The Staff of Moses his staff aloft. Matthew Henry considered that Jehovah nissi The Lord is my banner probably refers to the lifting up of the rod of God as a banner in this action. The presence and power of Jehovah were the banner under which they enlisted, by which they were animated and kept together, and therefore which they erected in the day of their triumph. ref name Henry Matthew Henry , Jehovah nissi also refers to The Lord gives Victory. http www.ccel.org ccel henry mhc1.Ex.xviii.html Commentary on Exodus 17 8 16 online at CCEL ref See also Jehovah jireh Jehov ... more details
Israel Hess April 26, 1935 September 27, 1997 was a radical right wing Israelis Israeli rabbi . Israel Hess was a controversial figure who advocated exterminating the Palestinians as a solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict . On February 26, 1980, Bat Kol , the student publication of Bar Ilan University , published an article by Hess entitled Genocide A Commandment of the Torah . ref cite book title The Battle for God A History of Fundamentalism last Armstrong first Karen authorlink Karen Armstrong date 2001 pages 346 publisher Ballantine Books isbn 0 345 39169 1 quote In 1980, Rabbi Israel Hess published an article entitled Genocide A Commandment of the Torah in the official magazine of Bar Ilan University. ref Hess interpreted Deuteronomy 25 17 as a commandment to obliterate the memory of Amalek , which he considered to be the Palestinians. In the article, Hess argued in favor of racial purity and described the antagonism between Israel and Amalek as an expression of the antagonism between light and darkness, the pure and the unclean. ref http www.thenation.com doc 20040216 hirst The Nation Magazine. February 2, 2004. Retrieved on 2009 6 09 ref In response to the article, the president of Bar Ilan Rabbi Emanuel Rackman , dismissed Hess from his position at the school. ref http www.haaretz.com hasen pages ShArt.jhtml?itemNo 478095 Haaretz, September 15, 2004. Retrieved on 2009 6 09 ref References references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Hess, Israel ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1935 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH September 27, 1997 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Hess, Israel Category Bar Ilan University faculty Category Israeli activists Category 1935 births Category 1997 deaths he ... more details
Lotan , the eldest son of Seir the Horite , was the first listed of seven chief of the Horites in the land of Seir in Genesis 34. He had two sons, Hori and Hemam. Esau s son Eliphaz married Lotan s sister Timna person Timna , who gave birth to Amalek . References Butler, Trent C. Editor.. Entry for LOTAN . Holman Bible Dictionary . http www.studylight.org dic hbd view.cgi?number T3926 . 1991. Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for TIMNA . International Standard Bible Encyclopedia . http www.studylight.org enc isb view.cgi?number T8786 . 1915. Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for LOTAN . International Standard Bible Encyclopedia . http www.studylight.org enc isb view.cgi?number T5583 . 1915. Smith, William, Dr Definition for Lotan Smiths Bible Dictionary . bible history.com Smiths 1901. Genesis 34 I Chronicles 1 38 Category Hebrew Bible people Hebrew Bible stub bio stub ... more details
. As an example, the entry for Amalek says ref cite book title The Thompson Chain Reference Bible edition New International Version publisher B.B. Kirkbride Bible Company year 1983 ref 124 AMALEK ... margin note small 124 Amalek, Ex 17 8 small The chain continues in http www.biblegateway.com passage ... Amalek, Dt 25 17 small and so on, until http www.biblegateway.com passage ?search 1 20Chr 204 43 &version 49 en NASB 10429 1 Chronicles 4 43 which has the margin note small 124 Amalek small indicating ... more details
received the command to smite Amalek I Sam. xv. 3 , Saul said For one found slain the Torah requires ... to his injury Yoma 22b M. 16b, and Rashi ad loc. . Harsh as seems the command to blot out Amalek ... of Kish, Mordecai Pesi . R. xiii. . Every year, therefore, the chapter, Remember what Amalek did ... more details
For the figure from the Book of Job, see Eliphaz Job . For the kibbutz near Eilat, see Elifaz kibbutz . Eliphaz Lang he n My Elohim God is strength , Standard Hebrew Elifaz , Tiberian Hebrew l p az l p z was the first born son of Esau ref 1 Chronicles 1 35 ref by his wife List of minor Biblical figures Adah Adah . ref Genesis 36 4 ref He had six sons, ref 1 Chronicles 1 36 ref one of whom was Amalek , born to his concubine Timna, who was the ancestral enemy of the Israel ite people Book of Exodus Exodus 17 16 Deuteronomy 25 19 . The Midrash relates that when Jacob escaped from Esau and fled to his uncle Laban Bible Laban in Haran biblical place Haran , Esau sent Eliphaz to pursue and kill Jacob. When they met Jacob implored Eliphaz not to kill him, but Eliphaz challenged that he had his father s instructions to fulfill. Jacob gave everything he had with him to Eliphaz and said, A poor person is as good as dead. Eliphaz was satisfied and left his uncle naked and penniless, but still alive. Rashi to Book of Genesis Genesis 29 11 See also Obadiah Rabbinic tradition Obadiah References Reflist Category Torah people he pt Elifaz filho de Esa ... more details
be wiped out. ref Amalek Although the immediate context of the phrase yimakh shemo ve zikhro ... associated with the ultimate enemy, Amalek, ref suggest that the second part of the phrase and his memory, ve zikhro harks back to the instruction to obliterate the memory of Amalek ... in All of Its Moods Michael Wex 2006 A few names that have nothing to do with Amalek are also blotted in the Bible, but the association of yemakh shmoy with Amalek remains strong the traditional way of testing a new pen is to write Amalek in Hebrew letters, of course and then scribble over ... is a descendant of Amalek . ref Picturing Yiddish gender, identity, and memory in the illustrated ... Page ... until his name is erased. 2 Deuteronomy 25 19 commands Jews to blot out Amalek s name. Since Haman is Amalek ... of Amalek s memory has been compared to the Latin damnatio memoriae by several European academics ... 1998 Vgl. Dtn 25,17 19 Erinnere dich, was dir Amalek angetan hat auf dem Weg, als du auszogst aus ... 17,14 J lo canceller completamente la menzione di Amalek sotto il cielo suona ref ref Herrenworte ... sooft er aber die Hand sinken lie , war Amalek st rker. ... ref ref Stanislaus Hafner Serbisches Mittelalter 1962 5S Amalek, der Stammvater der Amalekiter, eines Nomadenvolkes im Norden der Sinaiinsel ... more details
Canaanite nations from the land of Israel Deut. 20 17 Always to remember what Amalek did Deut. 25 17 That the evil done to us by Amalek shall not be forgotten Deut. 25 19 To destroy the seed of Amalek ... but to blot out the memory of Amalek from the face of the earth. Traditionally, great enemies of the Jews ... identified as descendants of Amalek. Accordingly, the most extreme views within Gush Emunim on the Arab ... there is an Amalek. In our generation, our Amalek are the Arabs who oppose the renewal of our national ... Amalek put him under the curse of destruction with all that he possesses. Do not spare him, but kill ... explains that the commandment of killing out the nation of Amalek requires the Jewish people to peacefully ... as Amalek. ref http www.vbm torah.org purim pur66 rya.htm Purim and the Sin of Amalek ..., Maimonides on Amalek, Self Corrective Mechanisms, and the War against Idolatry in Judaism and modernity ... Publishing, Ltd., 2004 page 360 362 The example concerns the set of biblical commandments centered on Amalek ... out the name of Amalek ? We have evidence of what this meant for biblical Israel where the commandment ... . Some rabbis allegorize Amalek, taking it as a eupemism for the evil inclination others have it symbolize ... more specific historital identifications of the people of Amalek. It is well known that in medieval ..., with Christianity. It is less widely known that Amalek also came to be conflated with his ... of the ancient nation of Amalek were identified by some Jewish authors as the Armenians . Jewish authors could put a biblical face on this overarching foe by identifying it with Amalek and find hope for ultimate victory in the biblical promise that God is at war with Amalek from generation to generation Ex. 17 16 . Hunter, Alastair G. Denominating Amalek Racist stereotyping in the Bible and the Justification ... of Brisk argued that there was a possibility of contemporary war against Amalek Rabbi Yosef ... could be understood in Jewish law as a war against Amalek regarding the Sept 11 attacks a couple ... more details
what Amalek did Deut. 25 17 That the evil done to us by Amalek shall not be forgotten Deut. 25 19 To blot out the name or memory of Amalek or, according to Maimonides to destroy the seed of Amalek ..., and children but to blot out the memory of Amalek from the face of the earth. Traditionally, great ..., have been identified as descendants of Amalek. Accordingly, the most extreme views within Gush Emunim ... generation there is an Amalek. In our generation, our Amalek are the Arabs who oppose the renewal ... 15 Now, go and crush Amalek put him under the curse of destruction with all that he possesses ..., from ox unto sheep, so that the name of Amalek not be mentioned even with reference to an animal ... the nation of Amalek requires the Jewish people to peacefully request of them to accept upon themselves ... more details
multiple issues disputed March 2008 POV March 2008 Mil emet Mitzvah or in Biblical Hebrew Mil emeth Mi wah Hebrew , War by Mitzvah commandment is the term for a war during the times of the Tanakh when a king of the Kingdom of Israel united monarchy Kingdom of Israel would go to war in order to fulfill something based on, and required by, the Torah without needing approval from a Sanhedrin , such as war against Amalek . In contrast, a milkhemet reshut , authorized war is a discretionary war, which according to Halakha Jewish law requires the permission of a Sanhedrin . Unlike milkhemet reshut wars, which tended to be fought to expand territory or for economic reasons and had exemption clauses, milhemet mitzvah tended to be invoked in defensive war s, when vital interests were at risk. Applicability in modern times The notions, terms and functions of milkhemet mitzvah and milkhemet reshut were classically utilized in the times of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of Israel Samaria Israel and Kingdom of Judah Judah . The milchemet reshut has not been applied or used since then because the Jewish people have neither a king nor universally recognized Sanhedrin, there is no religious authority to authorize a milchemet reshut . Questions about the Halakha halakhic justification for war again arise in modern times in connection to military operations of, and service in, the Israel Defense Forces . To the extent that such operations are perceived to be self defense, they are viewed as examples of milchemet mitzvah. External links he icon http www.daat.ac.il daat tsava maamar goren1 2.htm Milhemet Mitzva and Milhemet Reshut , Shlomo Goren . Category Land of Israel Category Jewish law Category Religion based wars Judaism stub he ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Raging Violence Artist Hirax Type studio Cover Raging Violence.jpg Released October 1985 ref name metal archives cite web url http metal archives.com release.php?id 5415 title Hirax Raging Violence work metal archives.com publisher Encyclopaedia Metallum accessdate 2010 12 21 ref Recorded Length 30 55 Label Metal Blade Records Genre Thrash metal , Crossover thrash , speed metal ref cite web url http metal archives.com review.php?id 5415 title Raging Violence reviews accessdate 2010 12 21 ref Last album This album Raging Violence br 1985 Next album Hate, Fear and Power br 1986 Raging Violence is the debut album by thrash metal band Hirax . Track listing Demons Evil Forces 03 25 Blitzkrieg Air Attack 02 08 Guardian Protector 01 37 Bombs of Death 01 47 Defeat of Amalek 03 08 Raging Violence 02 53 Call of the Gods 01 20 Warlords Command 02 39 Suicide 02 37 Executed 01 40 The Gauntlet 02 03 Destruction and Terror 02 33 Destroy 01 07 Bloodbath 01 55 Line up Katon W. DePena Vocals Scott Owen Guitars Gary Monardo Bass John Tabares Drums References reflist Category 1985 debut albums Category Hirax albums Category Metal Blade Records albums 1980s thrash metal album stub ... more details
Eras of the Halakha Eleazar Chisma isma lang he , Eleazar Chasma , or , Eleazar ben Chasma was a Tannaim tanna of the second and third generations 2nd century he was a disciple of Joshua ben Hananiah and Gamaliel II . ag. 3a Hor. 10a . Etymology In their use of the word ben in connection with his cognomen isma or asma see Geiger, Schriften, iv. 343, and Strack, Einleitung in den Thalmud, 2d ed., p. 81 , the sources are inconsistent its insertion, however, seems justifiable. isma, is not an adjectival cognomen see Eleazar I. , but a locative, the place probably being identical with Hizmeh see Luncz, Jerusalem, vi. 67 cite encyclopedia last Selbie first J. A. author authorlink coauthors editor James Hastings encyclopedia Hastings Dictionary of the Bible A Dictionary of the Bible title Azmaveth url http www.ccel.org ccel hastings dictv1 Page 208.html accessdate edition year 1898 month publisher volume I location id isbn doi pages page 208 quote hence ben isma means son of native of isma compare R. H. 17a Meg. 19a id. ii. 3 . Several halakot are preserved under Eleazar s name in the Mishnah Ter. iii. 5 B. M. vii. 5 , and he is met with in halakic controversies with Eleazar ben Azariah and Akiba Neg. vii. 2 Sifra, Tazria , i. 2 , and with Eliezer ben Jacob I Pes. 32a Yal ., Lev. 638 and to him is ascribed the economic rule that the employee is not entitled to a proportion of his employer s produce greater than the amount of his wages B. M. vii. 5, 92a Sifre, Deut. 266 . Exegesis Some haggadot also are ascribed to him Mek., Beshalla Wayassa , 4 ib., Amalek, 1 Yoma 19b . Conjointly with Rabbi Joshua, he gives an allegorical reason for Amalek s attack on Israel Ex. xvii. 8 et seq. just at the time it occurred. Citing Job viii. 11, Can a rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water? he remarks, Even so is it impossible for Israel to flourish without the Law and since they had neglected the Law see Ex. xvii. 1 7 , an enemy ... more details
Amalek, Reuel came to the Hebrew camp in the wil derness of Sinai, bringing with him Zipporah ... sent things or persons, perhaps the announcement of the victory over Amalek. The word that makes ... more details
2004 s Die R ckkehr des Unbegreiflichen , Amalek Vol. 1 & 2 , and 2005 s Niemals auf Knien . The lyrics ... October 2005. Landser, Stahlgewitter, Hauptkampflinie HKL Amalek illegal in Germany. Landser Ran an den ... more details
Omar Zepho Gatam Kenaz Amalek by his concubine Timna ref Gen 36 12And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau s son br br and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek these were ... more details
File VictoryOLord.JPG thumb right 180px Moses holding up his arms during the Battle of Rephidim, assisted by Hur Bible Hur and Aaron , in John Everett Millais Victory O Lord 1871 . for the former Israeli air base Bir Gifgafa Airfield Rephidim lang he was one of the places or stations visited by the Israelite s during their The Exodus exodus from Egypt . The Israelites had come from the wilderness of Sin . At Rephidim, the Israelites found no water to drink, and in their distress they blamed Moses for their troubles, to the point where Moses feared that they would stone him Exodus 17 4 . God commanded Moses to speak to a certain rock in Horeb , which would cause a stream to flow from it, thus providing ample water for all of the people and animals Numbers 20 8 . Moses spoke to the people with whom he had become angry, Hear now, ye rebels must we fetch you water out of this rock? Numbers 20 10 Moses spoke to the people instead of the rock, which would have sanctified God. God had also instructed Moses to strike the rock Book of Exodus Exodus 17 6 Because of his failure to sanctify God, and for striking the rock twice, God punished Moses by not letting him enter into the promised land Numbers 20 12 . Battle Afterwards, the Amalek ites attacked the Israelites while encamped at Rephidim, but were defeated Exodus 17 8 16 . They were the first of the nations to make war against Israelites Israel Book of Numbers Numbers 24 20 . The Israelites were led by Joshua in the battle. Moses, Aaron and Hur Bible Hur watched the battle from a hill. Moses noticed that when his arms were raised the Israelites gained the upper hand, but when they were down the Amalekites struck back. Moses sat with his hands held up by Aaron and Hur until sunset, securing the Israelite victory. Location One proposal places Rephidim in the Wadi Feiran, Fact reason Feb 2009 date February 2009 near its junction with the Wadi esh Sheikh . Leaving Rephidim, the Israelites advanced into the Sinai Penins ... more details
About the philosophical opus of the same name by Levi ben Gershom Gersonides the treatise of the same name defending Rambam s philosophy Avraham son of Rambam the legal treatise of the same name by Ramban Nahmanides The Book of the Wars of the LORD is one of several non canonical books referenced in the Bible which have now been Lost work completely lost . ref http www.aishdas.org toratemet en torah.html Student, Gil. On the Authorship of the Torah. Aishdas.org The author writes So far, we have seen the talmudic and midrashic evidence that the forefathers, including Moshe, wrote books other than the Torah that were maintained and studied. However, there is also much internal evidence that there were other books written. Consider the following verses, after which the author cites as examples of lost books bibleref Exodus 17 14 words written in remembrance of the destruction of Amalek , bibleref Exodus 24 7 Book of the Covenant , bibleref Numbers 11 26 recorded ones , bibleref Numbers 21 14 Book of the Wars of the LORD , and bibleref Numbers 33 2 Journeys . ref It is mentioned in bibleref Numbers 21 14&ndash 15 , which reads From there they set out and camped on the other side of the Arnon , which is in the desert and bounding the Amorite territory. For Arnon is the border of Moab , between Moab and the Amorites. That is why the Book of the Wars of the LORD says ... Waheb in Suphah and the ravines of Arnon, and at the stream of the ravines that lead to the dwelling of Ar, which lies along the border of Moab. Amongst academics who date June 2009 , it is generally thought to be a collection of victory songs or poetry poems , Citation needed date March 2009 although some readers who date June 2009 have suggested it may be a prose military history . It has been suggested by the theology theologian Joseph Barber Lightfoot that the book was one and the same as the mysterious biblical Book of Jasher biblical references Book of Jasher . The Book of the Wars of the LORD is cit ... more details
File Sonnenfeld.gif thumb Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld File Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld.jpg thumb 250px Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld , also spelled Zonnenfeld, 1 Dec 1848 26 Feb 1932 was the Chief Rabbi and co founder of the Edah HaChareidis , Haredi Jew ish community in Jerusalem , during the years of the British Mandate of Palestine . He was originally given the name Chaim , however, the name Yosef was added to him while he experienced an illness. Sonnenfeld was born in Verb , Hungary today Vrbov , Slovakia . His father, Rabbi Avraham Shlomo Zonnenfeld, died when Chaim was five years old. He was a student of Rabbi Samuel Benjamin Sofer the Ksav Sofer , the son of Rabbi Moses Sofer the Chasam Sofer . He was also a student of Rabbi Avraham Schag in Kobersdorf who was himself a disciple of the Chasam Sofer Sonnenfeld moved from the latter city to Jerusalem in 1873. He became an important figure in Jerusalem s Jerusalem s Old City walls Old City , serving as the right hand man of Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin and assisting the latter in communal activities, such as the founding of schools and the Diskin Orphanage , and the fight against secularism. He refused to meet with Wilhelm II, German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany who visited the Old City because he believed that the Emperor was a descendant of the nation of Amalek . Sonnenfeld sent a delegate, a former Dutch people Dutch diplomat and writer who had become a baal teshuva , Dr. Jacob Isra l de Haan , to Jordan with a peace proposal for Abdullah I of Jordan King Abdullah . Contrary to a number of distorted accounts, he had a warm relationship with and mutual respect for Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook , although the two were vigorous opponents in many areas. Indeed, in 1913 the two traveled together to Northern Israel to try to return lapsed Jews to Torah Judaism . Works Sonnenfeld wrote scholarly commentaries on the Torah , Talmud , and Shulchan Aruch . His responsa are collected in the work Salmas Ch ... more details
For the village in Israel Othniel village Book of Judges File Othoniel Ben Kenaz.jpg thumb 200px Othniel from Guillaume Rouill Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum Othniel Pronunciation needed needing not the original language pronunciation, but the Anglicized pronunciation that is used in discussion in Modern English Hebrew Name Otni el Ben Kenaz O n l Ben Q n z lion of Elohim God is the first of the Biblical Judges . Family Othniel was related to Caleb , as his father Kenaz was either Caleb s brother or Caleb s father both are plausible interpretations of Joshua 15 17. The Talmud Sotah 11b argues that Othniel was Caleb s brother. When Caleb promises the hand of his daughter Achsah to him who will conquer the land of Debir , ref http gracebaptist.ws sermons notes Judges Judges1.html TEXT Judges 1 1 2 5 , Grace Baptist Church ref it is Othniel who rises to the challenge, thus becoming Caleb s son in law Josh. 15 16, 17 Judg. 1 13 . Campaign as a Judge Some time after the death of Joshua , the Israelites once again turned to sin and fell under the subjection of Chushan rishathaim , the king of Aram Naharaim in Mesopotamia , because of the transgressions against God. He oppressed them for eight years when they cried unto God, Othniel was raised up to be their deliverer. He was the son of Kenaz , who was the younger brother of Caleb according Bible translations such as the New American Bible Judg. 3 8 . He is the only Judge mentioned connected with the Tribe of Judah . Under Othniel, peace lasted for forty years. After these forty years, Israel fell under the subjection of Eglon king Eglon , a king of Moab who defeated Israel with help from Ammon and Amalek Judges 3 12 13 . See also Biblical judges Book of Judges References Reflist Eastons External links http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 689&letter J&search Judges Book of Judges article of the Jewish Encyclopedia start s hou Tribe of Judah s bef before Joshua s ttl title Biblical judges ... more details
Eglon was the king of Moab who suppressed Israel in the time of the Judges. He was the head of the confederacy of Moab, Ammon and Amalek in their assault. One day, Ehud came presenting a customary tribute and tricked Eglon and stabbed him with his sword, but when Ehud attempted to draw the sword back out, the obese king s excess fat prevented its retrieval. Traditionally, it is said that some form of feces or waste issued from Eglon s stomach wound in this incident. His servants, believing he was relieving himself, left him be. Rabbis in the Talmud ic tradition claimed that Ruth biblical figure Ruth was Eglon s daughter. According to this tradition, Eglon was rewarded for rising out of respect when Ehud mentioned the Israelite God by having King David as a descendant. This can also be seen as an attempt to provide a royal lineage to David. There is, however, no basis in the actual verses for such an assertion. The Talmud also describes Eglon as the grandson of Balak. b. Sanhedrin 105b His descendants According to a legend in a midrash, the two Moabite women from the Book of Ruth Orpah and Ruth biblical figure Ruth , were sisters, and both were daughters of the Moabite king Eglon Ruth R. ii. 9 . According to this same midrash Eglon was a son of Balak , the king of Moab introduced in bibleverse Numbers 22 HE . Possible survival of the name Some historical theories link the King s name with that of the present day town of Ajloun in Jordan , though the precise derivation is obscure. References cite book author Dunn, James A. authorlink editor others title Eerdmans commentary on the Bible edition language publisher W.B. Eerdmans location Grand Rapids, Mich year 2003 origyear pages p191 quote isbn 0 8028 3711 5 oclc doi url http books.google.com books?id 2Vo 11umIZQC&pg PA191&dq Eglon king Moab&as brr 3&ei 843SSL HAYjcygTSmajNDQ&sig ACfU3U1aMfYk4A8RZ9QmCR4e89h qZxzWg accessdate cite book author Sicker, Martin authorlink editor others title The rise and fall of the ancient ... more details
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