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- The Book of Ruth (Hebrew: מגילת רות, Megilat Rut, "the ... Ruth is one of the shortest books in both Jewish and Christian scripture ...10 KB (1,594 words) - 00:40, 19 November 2023
- quot;) is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month ... In the Hebrew Bible, Shavuot is also called the Feast of Weeks, the ...15 KB (2,310 words) - 13:22, 27 January 2023
- TaNaK (Hebrew: תנ״ך), or Tanakh, is an acronym for the Hebrew ... quot; or "Law." Also called the Chumash חומש meaning: ...11 KB (1,531 words) - 02:04, 27 February 2023
- player whose consistently high level of play over a career of 23 seasons ... Aaron also holds the career marks for runs batted in (2,297), extra ...21 KB (3,165 words) - 21:13, 17 January 2024
- 21, 1919 – April 4, 2000) was a leading educator of the deaf. Stokoe served as chairman of the English department at Gallaudet University ...13 KB (1,991 words) - 10:52, 12 May 2023
- He was best known for his years as a member of the New York Yankees, where ... father was a Croatian immigrant working for the Great Northern Railroad who ...20 KB (3,166 words) - 19:46, 27 April 2024
- second baseman and manager. Nicknamed "The Rajah," he spent most ... Hornsby ranks second on the list for highest career batting average ...9 KB (1,520 words) - 02:42, 16 December 2022
- 6, 1919 – February 22, 1943) was a student of medicine at the University ... time to die neared, he requested baptism in the Catholic faith. He was the ...9 KB (1,303 words) - 21:41, 10 December 2023
- The Rinzai school (臨済宗; Japanese: Rinzai-shū, Chinese: Linji ... The Rinzai school is known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment ...8 KB (1,186 words) - 01:40, 15 December 2022
- Tamar (תָּמָר, Hebrew meaning "Date Palm") was the ... sources, Tamar played an important role in the lineage of Jesus. Her story ...15 KB (2,478 words) - 03:57, 27 February 2023
- 1955), nicknamed "Honus" and "The Flying Dutchman," is ... expert fielder. Many analysts consider him the most accomplished, versatile ...10 KB (1,520 words) - 13:38, 2 February 2024
- and a women's rights activist, and the first woman in the United ... Blackwell was born in Bristol, England, the third of nine children ...7 KB (1,033 words) - 16:15, 13 February 2024
- Midrash (מדרש; plural midrashim) is a Hebrew word referring to ... The two basic types of midrash are known as Midrash Aggadah, regarding ...16 KB (2,400 words) - 17:34, 9 November 2022
- 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was a ... Cobb also received the most votes of any player on the 1936 inaugural ...28 KB (4,394 words) - 20:36, 4 January 2024
- an American baseball player who played in the American League of Major League ... he received acclaim for his performance on the field as well as his ability ...17 KB (2,698 words) - 20:02, 21 April 2023
- John of Patmos is the name given to the author of the Book of Revelation ... John of Patmos is traditionally identified with John the Apostle and ...13 KB (2,046 words) - 17:05, 4 May 2024
- American cultural anthropologist, a pioneer of the feminist movement in America ... her Anglican Christianity and an emphasis on the importance of early childhood ...26 KB (3,818 words) - 03:56, 6 November 2022
- The Book of Judges (Hebrew: Sefer Shofetim ספר שופטים) refers ... The book revolves around the legends of these five major judges and ...19 KB (3,100 words) - 00:20, 19 November 2023
- Rabbi Joshua was a leading rabbinical sage of the first half-century following ... A disciple of Johanan ben Zakkai, he was an opponent of asceticism ...15 KB (2,290 words) - 05:05, 7 May 2024
- The Book of Proverbs is one of the books of the "Writings" ... specifically attributed to Solomon in the text were truly written by ...13 KB (2,047 words) - 00:28, 19 November 2023
- Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher, Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) (February ... Contrary to the popular conception of an either-or dichotomy between ...23 KB (3,500 words) - 21:28, 15 August 2022
- In Judaism, the name of God represents the Jewish conception of the ... In the biblical text, the most frequent name used for God is "YHWH ...18 KB (2,791 words) - 01:12, 11 November 2022
- known as Jerubbaal, was a judge appearing in the biblical Book of Judges. He ... Gideon was one of the more significant judges whose story is recorded ...9 KB (1,479 words) - 22:57, 28 August 2021
- quot;), also referred to as King David, was the second and most famous king ... The successor to King Saul, who was the first official king of the ...25 KB (4,033 words) - 22:26, 25 January 2024
- 2002), known as Ted Williams and nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter ... Most Valuable Player (MVP) winner, led the league in batting six times ...17 KB (2,672 words) - 21:15, 28 October 2022
- December 29, 1926) is generally considered the German language's greatest ... was perhaps drawing unconsciously on the same dissatisfaction with ...14 KB (2,076 words) - 00:08, 8 December 2022
- Founded in 1971, by Michael S. Hart, it is the oldest digital library. Most ... are independent organizations which share the same ideals, and have been ...19 KB (2,741 words) - 01:18, 12 April 2023
- * 3x AL TSN Pitcher of the Year (1955, 1961, 1963) * 1961 Babe Ruth Award * New York Yankees #16 retired |hofdate=1974 ...20 KB (3,113 words) - 18:40, 4 May 2023
- A Gentile is a non-Jew, the term being a common English translation ... In ancient biblical times, the Israelites were strictly warned to ...20 KB (3,103 words) - 06:50, 18 April 2024
- leading influence in analytic philosophy in the middle of the twentieth century ... Cambridge where he developed an interest in the philosophy of mathematics ...9 KB (1,265 words) - 00:54, 9 November 2022
- [[Image:Beit Sur1.jpg|thumb|320px|Beth-Zur, one of the sites in the ... archaeologist, known as a key figure of the twentieth century biblical ...10 KB (1,515 words) - 15:59, 7 May 2023
- 28, 1839 – February 17, 1898) was one of the most prominent social reformers ... Mary Thompson Hill Willard. She spent most of her childhood on a farm in ...7 KB (1,021 words) - 06:43, 1 April 2024
- The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical ... The Old Testament consists of many distinct books by various authors ...62 KB (8,829 words) - 16:26, 30 January 2024
- Shmuel ben Meir (c. 1085 - c. 1158). He was the grandson and student of the ... Rashbam's commentary on the Torah is characterized by an emphasis ...12 KB (1,807 words) - 00:39, 8 December 2022
- was an American anthropologist and pioneer of African-American studies. He ... 10, 1895, in Bellefontaine, Ohio, into the family of Herman Herskovits ...10 KB (1,410 words) - 04:27, 9 November 2022
- an American educator and editor. A critic of pragmatism and progressive ... on March 15, 1874, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of William Chase and Ruth ...11 KB (1,638 words) - 15:55, 7 May 2023
- was an influential and important figure in the development of sports journalism. In 1922 Rice became the first play-by-play announcer carried live ...14 KB (2,078 words) - 14:51, 31 December 2022
- Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg (/ˈbeɪdər ˈɡɪnzbɜːrɡ/ BAY-dər GHINZ ... Ginsburg spent much of her legal career as an advocate for gender ...79 KB (11,056 words) - 20:35, 17 April 2023
- right|thumb|Ebenezer Howard, Garden Cities of To-morrow.]] prominent British urban planner. He founded the English Garden City Movement ...10 KB (1,579 words) - 17:59, 12 February 2024
- The White Rose ( die Weiße Rose ) was a non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany, consisting of ...22 KB (3,366 words) - 17:23, 4 May 2023
- newspaper publisher, and former owner of The New York Times. Under his ... and Bertha Levy Ochs, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The family moved south to Knoxville ...10 KB (1,585 words) - 06:04, 15 June 2023
- inspired novels and plays reveal his views of the universal truths in human ... He won the three Pulitzer Prizes (both fiction and drama), numerous ...12 KB (1,836 words) - 23:01, 30 April 2023
- "Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled ... Grimm's fairy tales, as they have come to be known, are among ...12 KB (1,844 words) - 00:39, 8 December 2022
- activist. Rising to national prominence in the 1970s, she became one of the ... She is the founder and original publisher of Ms. magazine, the founder ...20 KB (2,905 words) - 05:30, 17 December 2022
- by many philosophers and observers of philosophy to have been one ... is that there exists an infinite number of concrete and causally isolated ...14 KB (2,162 words) - 19:54, 23 August 2020
- Nathanael West (October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was the pen ... West saw the American dream as having been betrayed, both spiritually ...8 KB (1,339 words) - 01:32, 11 November 2022
- The Septuagint (or simply "LXX") is the name commonly given ... The LXX was held with great respect in ancient times; Philo and Josephus ...32 KB (4,408 words) - 19:48, 21 April 2023
- The Book of Joshua (Hebrew: Sefer Y'hoshua—ספר יהושע ... In Jewish tradition, the Book of Joshua is the first of the books ...26 KB (4,240 words) - 00:19, 19 November 2023
- novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. She is perhaps ... 93 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, which was then on the outskirts of London. Gaskell ...15 KB (2,205 words) - 16:19, 13 February 2024
- The Sokal affair, also called the Sokal hoax, refers to an article ... In 2008, Sokal published Beyond the Hoax, which revisited the history ...26 KB (3,718 words) - 13:50, 2 February 2023
