Biblical History
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The “Red” Sea
Did the Israelites cross the Red Sea or the Reed Sea in their exodus from Egypt? The Reed Sea – “Yam Suf” in Hebrew. Rabbi Seinfeld http://rabbiseinfeld.blogspot.com
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Unified Leadership
Who was the last great person (on a Moses-like scale) to unite the jewish people? Unfortunately, I do not think that your presumption that Moshe (Moses) united the Jewish people is necessarily true. Over and over we read in the…
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Noah and His Name
Can you tell me the meaning of the name “Noah” and what this man stood for? The word Noah, or “noach” in Hebrew, literally means “rest.” It seems that until his birth there were many aspects of life that were…
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Yehudit
Shalom!….where can I find everything about the story of Yehudit? Who was she? What did she do for jewish people? What is the meaning of her name? everything…. Thank you very much. Hi The best book for finding out about…
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Did Moses write about his death?
If Moses wrote down the Torah how could he write about his death? The Talmud asks this question. Typically Talmudic, there are 2 opinions: Yes, “with tears in his eyes” and No, Joshua did. To my knowledge there is no…
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Fallen Angels
The Torah mentions the Nephilim as giants in both sections Genesis 6-4 and book of Numbers. Who and what are they? I have had conflicting answers that they were fallen angels to just a story thrown in as filler? Can…
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Abraham and Esau
Issac had two sons. Esau & Jacob. One was much worthier then the other. If Issac had them around age 60, then Abraham was about 160. Since we are told that he lived till 175, my question is why didn’t…
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Moses and Circumcision
Was moses circumcised? If yes, by whom? The Talmud in Tractate Sotah tells us that Moses was born circumcised, which is rare but not without precedence.
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Edom and Moab locations
Where are Edom and Moab located on today’s map? Basically Edom and Moab made up most of the territory which is present day Jordan. Moab was around the Dead Sea area with Edom to its north.