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Who knows one hundred thirty-three?

Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:

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There were 133 Jewish victims of the 1929 Arab riots in Hebron:

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    Nov 26, 2010 at 2:28
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According to the Midrash that Rivka was 14 when she married, she was 133 when she died (Sifri 357)

14 years when she got married

20 years later she had Yaakov

63 years later Yaakov got the brachos and went toward Padam Aram

14 years in Yeshiva Shem v'Ever

20 years in Lavan's house

1 1/2 years in Sukkos

1/2 year in Shechem

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  • I wouldn't have put a separate answer for the calculation. I believe we were writing (almost) simultaneously.
    – YDK
    Nov 28, 2010 at 3:32
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133 years in Kohot's life (Miriam,Aharon,and Moshe's father)

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    Kehot was their grandfather, not their father.
    – Yahu
    Nov 25, 2010 at 19:56
  • Source? Do you mean Amram's life?
    – Double AA ♦
    Jul 7, 2013 at 11:45
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The 133th day from Rosh Hashanna is Tu Bishvat, if both Heshvan and Kislev are Haserim (have only 29 days)

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  • I like it because it points out the uniqueness of those two months' lengths.
    – WAF
    Nov 26, 2010 at 16:20
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According to the Sifri - Kehas, Rivka & Ben Azai all lived for 133 years. If Rivka lived for 133 years then she would have been 14 years old when she married Yitzchok

http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=24029&st=&pgnum=34

Naftali the son of Yaakov Avinu lived for 133 years.

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133 years that Yisrael had been exiled prior to the exile of Yehudah. Artscroll Eichah pg. 22 note 1

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