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halachic status of the Nasi in the talmud
I would like to understand the status of the Nasi in the times of the talmud. It seems that this was both an inherited position as well as something that could be lost/taken away and given to another ...
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How Could Jezebel, the Worshipper of Baal, be the Mother of Two Kings of Israel?
Jezebel was not Jewish by birth (Kings 1:16:31), nor do the verses say she converted. How did her two sons become kings of Israel and why didn't anybody like Elijah or Elisha (and later on especially ...
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Name of Pharaoh that we were enslaved to in Mitzrayim
Do we know what the name of Pharaoh (i.e. king or president) whom we were enslaved to when we were in Mitzrayim was?
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Why were there 8 kings of Edom?
Is there any symbolism or other explanation as to why there were specifically eight kings of Edom who ruled before any king in Yisrael did, like it says in Bereshis 36 (31-39)?
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Order of Idolatrous Kings' Courts
The Talmud in Gittin 88a says that Israel was only destroyed once it had seven courts that worshipped idols: Jeroboam son of Nebat's... Pekah son of Remalia's, Menahem son of Gadi's, and Hosea son of ...
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King Zecharia; A Court of His Own?
The Talmud in Gittin 88a says that Israel was only destroyed once it had seven courts that worshipped idols: Jeroboam son of Nebat's, Baasa son of Ahija's, Ahab son of Omri's, Jehu son of Nimshi's, ...
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Tribes of the Northern Kings
Jeroboam is said to hail from Ephraim (Kings I 11:26), and Baasa from Issachar (15:27).
I understand mention of Jeroboam's Tribe, given Ahijah the Shilonite's prophecy about his potential enduring ...
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How do we determine the nature of the reign of the kings when the numbers don't seem to add up?
In the book of 2 Kings, the kingdoms of Judah and Israel were separate.
In Amaziah's (Judah) 15th year, Jeroboam (Israel) began to reign. In Jeroboam's (Israel) 27th year, Azariah (Judah) began to ...
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Which kings must Moshiach descend from?
Moshiach must definitionally descend from David, and according to this answer he must also descend from Shlomo. However, Moshiach cannot descend from Yehoaichin because of Yirmiyahu's curse.
Are ...
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Is IshBoshet, Saul's son, his real original name?
Boshet means shameful or abomination.
Did his parents name him that?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ish-bosheth
In short, the question is whether that's his original name.
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Who was the King of Cheshbon (in the Torah)?
Who was the king of Cheshbon, mentioned in Bamidbar?
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