Aramean
61DAMASCUS — DAMASCUS, capital of Syria; in olden times a caravan center at an oasis in Southern Syria, on the principal crossroads between Mesopotamia Syria and Palestine Transjordan. In the Bible The name appears as דַּמֶּשֶׂק Dammesek (but once as… …
62EXILE, ASSYRIAN — The mass deportation of population groups from conquered nations, as a measure to prevent these nations from rebelling, was introduced as a general policy by Tiglath Pileser III in the second half of the eighth century B.C.E. Although deportation …
63GENESIS, BOOK OF — GENESIS, BOOK OF, the first book of the Pentateuch. The English title refers to the opening theme of the book and is derived, via the Latin transliteration, from the tradition of the Alexandrian Jews as reflected in the Septuagint Greek: genesis …
64HADAD — HADAD, an early Semitic god, first appears in texts written in the Old Akkadian dialect and in Eblaite (third millennium). He was one of the chief gods of the amorites and, later, the canaanites and Arameans. In Akkadian documents Hadad appears… …
65JACOB — (Heb. יַעֲקֹב ,יַעֲקוֹב), younger twin son of isaac and rebekah , third of the patriarchs of the people of Israel. His father was 60 years old at the time of Jacob s birth, which occurred after 20 years of childless marriage (Gen. 25:20, 26).… …
66JEHOAHAZ — (Heb. יוֹאָחָז ,יְהוֹאָחָז; YHWH has grasped ), son of jehu , king of Israel c. 814–800 B.C.E. According to II Kings 13:1, Jehoahaz reigned for 17 years, while according to the synchronism made between his reign and that of Joash king of Judah,… …
67JEHOASH — (Heb. יוֹאָשׁ ,יְהוֹאָשׁ; The Lord has given ), son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel (reigned 801–785 B.C.E.). Jehoash shared the throne with his father for two years or more. When the resumption of King Adad Nirari III of Assyria s military campaigns …
68MACHIR — (Heb. מָכִיר), son of Manasseh and grandson of Joseph. Although Machir appears to have been an only son according to Numbers 26:29–34 (cf. Gen. 50:23), other traditions ascribe more sons to Manasseh (Josh. 17:2), and name Asriel as a brother (I… …
69MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… …
70MICAIAH — (Heb. מִיכָיְהוּ; in II Chron. 18:14, Micah, Heb. מִיכָה), son of Imlah, prophet who foretold the death of ahab (I Kings 22:7–28). Before embarking on the campaign of Ramoth Gilead, Ahab and his ally jehosaphat king of Judah consulted prophets… …
