Torah Torah The phrase "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" expresses a form of retributive justice also known as lex talionis ( Latin, 'law of retaliation'). It may have originated in ancient near-Eastern and Middle Eastern law, such as Babylonian law. ...more on Wikipedia about "An eye for an eye"
(Ancient Hebrew units of measurement) : 1 Gerah = 1/20 shekle (Lev. 27:25; Num. 3:47), ...more on Wikipedia about "Ancient Hebrew units of measurement"
An angel is an ethereal being found in many religions, whose duties are to assist and serve God or the gods. ...more on Wikipedia about "Angel"
Asherah (from Hebrew אשרה) generally taken as identitical with the Ugaritic goddess Athirat (more pedantically but accurately A irat) was a major northwest Semitic mother goddess, appearing occasionally also in Akkadian sources as Ashratum/Ashratu and in Hittite as Asherdu(s) or Ashertu(s) or Aserdu(s) or Asertu(s). ...more on Wikipedia about "Asherah"
The Book of Numbers is the fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, called in the Hebrew ba-midbar במדבר, i.e., "in the desert." In the Septuagint version it is called Arithmoi ("Numbers"), and this name is now the usual title of the book. It is so called because it contains a record of the numbering of the people in the wilderness of Sinai (1-4), and of their numbering afterwards on the plain of Moab (26). ...more on Wikipedia about "Book of Numbers"
A cherub ( Hebrew כרוב; plural cherubim, כרובים) is a supernatural creature mentioned several times in the Tanakh (or Old Testament) and the Book of Revelation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cherub"
Chiastic structure is a literary structure used most notably in the Torah in those passages attributed to the priestly source. The structure is comprised of concepts or ideas in an order ABC…CBA so that the first concept that comes up is also the last, the second is the second to last, and so on. Also, a chiastic structure can also be of the form ABBAABB…ABBA. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chiastic structure"
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The clean animals are listed in the book of Leviticus in the Torah. Many animals in the passage that are clean have the characteristic of having divided hoofs and also chew their cud for it to be regurgitated. In the case in fish, scales and fins are present. If they do not have either one of them, they can be considered as an unclean animal. The division is largely used as the basis for identifying taboo meat proscribed by religious dietary laws, which in Judaism are known as kashrut and in Islam as halaal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clean animals"
Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible. It is part of Judaism's Torah - the first segment of the Tanakh. It later became part of Christianity's Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is Devarim דברים ("words"), which comes from the opening phrase "Eleh ha-devarim" ("These are the words..."). The term can also stretch to mean "discourses" or "talks", as is generally the case with the Greek word " logos". ...more on Wikipedia about "Deuteronomy"
The ephod (pronounced either \ē´fod\ or \ef´od\) was one of eight ritual garments worn by the Israelite and later the Jewish High Priest while serving in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Though it is sometimes translated as "apron", the ephod was most likely a "skirt" with two shoulder straps, to which the golden breastplate was attached, and a belt to tie it in front. The high priest wore an azure robe, a tunic, and trousers beneath the ephod, and it is presumed that the garment was split in the front to enable him to move about freely. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ephod"
Exodus is the second book of the Torah (the Pentateuch) and also the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), and Christian Old Testament. The major events of the book concern the Exodus, a departure of Hebrew slaves from Egypt, under the leadership of Moses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Exodus"
Genesis ( Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of "birth", "creation", "cause", "beginning", "source" and "origin"), also called The First Book of Moses, is the first book of Torah (five books of Moses), and is the first book of the Tanakh, part of the Hebrew Bible; it is also the first book of the Christian Old Testament. ...more on Wikipedia about "Genesis"
The Holiness Code appears at Leviticus 17-26, and is so called due to its highly repeated use of the word Holy. The style is noticeably different from the main body of Leviticus: unlike the remainder of Leviticus, the many laws of the Holiness code are expressed very closely packed together, and very briefly. ...more on Wikipedia about "Holiness code"
Korban (קרבן) (plural: Korbanot קרבנות) in Judaism, is commonly called a religious sacrifice or an "offering" in English, but is known as a Korban in Hebrew because its Hebrew root K [a] R [o] V (קרב) (or K [o] R [a] V) means to "[come] Close (or Draw Near) [to God]", which the English words "sacrifice" or "offering" do not fully convey. There were many different types of korbanot. A Korban was usually an animal such as a sheep or a bull that was ritually slaughtered and then burned on an altar, which the Hebrew Bible commanded the ancient Children of Israel to be offered up on the various altars in the ancient Temple in Jerusalem during the history of ancient Israel and Judah. ...more on Wikipedia about "Korban"
Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible, also the third book in the Torah (five books of Moses). Christians refer to the Hebrew Bible as the Old Testament. The English name is derived from the Latin Liber Leviticus which is from the Greek (το) Λευιτικόν (i.e., βιβλίον). In Jewish writings it is customary to cite the book by its first word, Vayikra ויקרא, "and he called". The main points of the book are concerned with legal rules, and priestly ritual. Despite the English title of the work, it is important to note that the book makes a very strong distinction between the priesthood, who are identified as being descended from Aaron, and mere Levites. ...more on Wikipedia about "Leviticus"
List of Hebrew Bible stories includes events and happenings recorded in the Biblical books known to Judaism as the Hebrew Bible (including the Torah and the Tanakh), and known to Christianity as the Old Testament. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Hebrew Bible stories"
Nehushtan was a staff of copper and brass. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nehushtan"
Nose-jewels were only mentioned in the Bible in Isa. 3:21, although referred to in Gen. 24:47, ...more on Wikipedia about "Nose-jewels"
Pentateuch ("implemetation of five books") is a Greek word that is derived from two words: penta meaning "five", and teukhos which means "implement" which refers to the Hebrew Bible's books of: ...more on Wikipedia about "Pentateuch"
In Judaism, the red heifer is a cow that is sacrificed and whose ashes are used for the ritual purification of people who came into contact with a corpse. ...more on Wikipedia about "Red heifer"
Sacrifice (from a Middle English verb meaning 'to make sacred', from Old ...more on Wikipedia about "Sacrifice"
The Samaritan Pentateuch is the text of the Pentateuch (also called the Torah or Law) used by the Samaritans. On the return from the Exile, the Jews refused the Samaritans from participation in worship at Jerusalem. The Samaritans separated themselves socially from Jews, who in return shunned them. Denied access to Jerusalem, Samaritan worship was centred on their temple on Mount Gerizim. This temple was razed to the ground around 100 BCE by the Jews for religious reasons. Then a system of ...more on Wikipedia about "Samaritan Pentateuch"
Sefer Torah (in Hebrew: "Book [of] Torah") (plural: sifrei Torah) is a specially hand-written copy of the Torah or Pentateuch, which is the holiest book within Judaism and venerated by Jews. It must meet extremely strict standards of production. In its completed state it is stored in the holiest spot within a synagogue called the Aron Kodesh ("Holy Ark", usually called "the Ark", a reference to the Ark of the Covenant), usually an ornate curtained-off cabinet or section of the synagogue, which is usually built along the wall that most closely faces Jerusalem, the direction faced by Jews when engaged in prayer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sefer Torah"
Serpent is a word of Latin origin (serpens, serpentis) that is normally substituted for " snake" in a specifically mythic or religious context, in order to distinguish such creatures from the field of biology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Serpent (symbolism)"
Shekel, also spelled sheqel, refers to one of many ancient units of weight. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shekel"
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