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Maccabees :: Maccabees (n. pl.) The name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint..

Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for worship..

Ethnical :: Ethnical (a.) Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to Christianity; heathen; pagan; -- opposed to Jewish and Christian..

Maccabees :: Maccabees (n. pl.) The name given later times to the Asmonaeans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 B. C., which led to a period of freedom for Israel..

Judaically :: Judaically (adv.) After the Jewish manner.

Pectoral :: Pectoral (n.) A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person..

Faith :: Faith (n.) That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan faith; and especially, the system of truth taught by Christ; as, the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a Christian society or church..

Zohar :: Zohar (n.) A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century, a. d. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century..

Cabalist :: Cabalist (n.) One versed in the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish traditions..

Cherub :: Cherub (n.) A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple.

Judaization :: Judaization (n.) The act of Judaizing; a conforming to the Jewish religion or ritual.

Sivan :: Sivan (n.) The third month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year; -- supposed to correspond nearly with our month of June.

Israelitish :: Israelitish (a.) Of or pertaining to Israel, or to the Israelites; Jewish; Hebrew..

Veadar :: Veadar (n.) The thirteenth, or intercalary, month of the Jewish ecclesiastical calendar, which is added about every third year..

Jewish :: Jewish (a.) Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish.

Horn :: Horn (n.) One of the projections at the four corners of the Jewish altar of burnt offering.

Gentile :: Gentile (a.) One of a non-Jewish nation; one neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen.

Seah :: Seah (n.) A Jewish dry measure containing one third of an an ephah.

Congregation :: Congregation (n.) The whole body of the Jewish people; -- called also Congregation of the Lord.

Abib :: Abib (n.) The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to our April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan..

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