Arba'a Veshiv'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?

Question

Who knows two hundred seventy-four?

In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 274.

Check out mi-yodeya-series for the previous two hundred seventy-three entries in this ongoing series.

@Dave 1. I have to make some change each time or the SE engine rejects it preemptively as a dupe. 2. It's nice to keep things fresh. 3. To provide a little more explanation for people who may not have already figured it out, especially given that I've slowed down on the frequency of these a great deal. — Isaac Moses, Commented Oct 26, 2011 at 14:24
@msh210, yeah, for some values of "previous." Either choice could result in confusion, and I chose the one that looks right before you start digging. — Isaac Moses, Commented Oct 26, 2011 at 17:13

msh210 · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-27 23:06:49Z

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In 1686, when the Holy Roman Empire took Buda from the Turks, the captors killed the city's Jews, but one Sender Tausk of Prague ransomed 274 of them to safety, according to a contemporary poem cited by Hilde Pach.

answered Oct 27, 2011 at 23:06

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Gershon Gold · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-26 14:23:06Z

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From Parshas Noach - Breishis 9:24 - וייקץ נח = 274

answered Oct 26, 2011 at 14:23

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