Questions tagged [rome]
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Prophecy about the destruction of the second temple?
Are there any prophecies about the destruction of the second temple?
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Can a Jew visit the main attractions in Rome
Can a Jew visit the main attractions in Rome? Including the Vatican, the Vatican museums, the Pantheon, St Peter's Basilica, and the Sistine Chapel. It's a two-part question, first of all, are these ...
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Does the battle between Leviathan and Behemoth stand for the battle between Rome and Persia?
We first meet descriptions of the Behemoth and Leviathan in the book of Job. In the prophecy of Daniel wild beasts are used to represent kingdoms. We have received a tradition that the Leviathan and ...
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How does this verse show that Vespasian will be emperor?
In the famous story about the meeting between Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakai and Vespasian, RYb"Z brings an asmachta from a verse to show that Vespasian will become emperor. The verse is:
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Jewish sources for Jerome on Daniel 11:34
Jerome, in his commentary on Daniel 11:34, wrote (my translation from a Hebrew translation):
"In defeat, they will receive a little help - there are among the Jews that relate this verse to ...
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Who is Onkelos?
We're all familiar with Onkelos as a convert and a translator. According to Wikipedia,
he was a prominent Roman nobleman, the son of a man named Callinicus and the sister of Titus, the Roman emperor. ...
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Roman gods in the talmud
I'm currently writing an essay on Roman gods which are mentioned in the Talmud but I'm having a tricky time finding them, does anyone know any sources?
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Avoda Zora 44b
Aphrodite:
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Do Rome and Persia's kingdoms still exist?
The Gemara in Avoda Zara 2b says:
וכי מאחר דחזו לקמאי דלא מהני ולא מידי מ"ט עיילי סברי הנך אישתעבדו בהו
בישראל ואנן לא שעבדנו בישראל מאי שנא הני דחשיבי ומאי שנא הני דלא חשיבי
להו משום דהנך משכי ...
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Targum on Obadiah 1:3 a Reference to Rome?
The prophecy of Obadiah concerns the fate of Edom. Obadiah 1:3 reads,
זְדוֹן לִבְּךָ הִשִּׁיאֶךָ, שֹׁכְנִי בְחַגְוֵי-סֶלַע מְרוֹם שִׁבְתּוֹ; אֹמֵר בְּלִבּוֹ, מִי יוֹרִדֵנִי אָרֶץ.
The pride of thy ...
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"The Romans' Book" in Ramba"n
The commentary of Ramba"n on Vayikra 26:16 explains a large swath of parashas B'chukosai as an allegory to the two batei Mikdash and the corresponding exiles. Included therein, he elaborates on the ...
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