Johanan ben Kareah — (fl. 6th cent, BCE) Israelite military commander, active in Judah at the time of the destruction of the First Temple (Jeremiah 40 43). He supported Gedaliah and warned him of Ishmael ben Nethaniah s treachery; after Gedaliah s murder, he… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Gedaliah — (fl. 6th cent BCE) Babylonian governor of Judah. He was appointed after the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE, and resided at Mizpah. He was murdered by Ishmael ben Nethaniah, who hoped to overthrow Babylonian rule … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
NAMES — In the Bible Biblical proper names, together with proper names in Old South Arabic, Canaanite (East or Proto Canaanite, Ugaritic, and Phoenician), Old Aramaic, Akkadian, and – with some reservations – Old Egyptian, comprise one division of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TREASURE, TREASURY — (Treasure: Heb. סְגֻלָּה ,נֶעְלָם ,מַצְפּוּן ,מִסְתָּר ,מַטְמוֹן ,חֹסֶן ,חַיִל ,בֶּצֶר ,אוֹצָר; Akk. niṣirtu; Treasury: Heb. (בֵּית נְכוֹת ,גִּנְזַךְ ,גִּנְזֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ ,בֵּית הָאוֹצָר(וֹת; Akk. bīt niṣirti, bāt nakkamīti). The concepts of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
Fast of Gedalia — The Fast of Gedalia (or Gedaliah) ( he. צוֹם גְּדָלִיָּה, IPAEng|gɛdˈlaɪə or IPA2|gɪˈdɑlyə, Tzom Gedaliah) is a Jewish fast day from dawn until dusk to lament the assassination of the righteous governor of Judah of that name, which ended Jewish… … Wikipedia
EXILE, BABYLONIAN — EXILE, BABYLONIAN, exiles of Judah to Babylonia, sixth–fifth centuries B.C.E. Although Babylonia was not the only destination of former Judahites, it was the Babylonian deportees and their descendants whose perspectives inform the Hebrew Bible.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
