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Azariah (exilarch)
Azariah ( ''‘Ǎzaryāh'', "Yahweh, Yah has helped") is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including: * Abednego, the new name given to Azariah who is the companion of Daniel, Hananiah, and Mishael in the Book of Daniel () * Azariah (guardian angel), the name given Raphael (archangel), Raphael as companion of Tobias in the Book of Tobit. * Book of Azariah, Azariah, the guardian angel of Maria Valtorta to whom one of her handwritten books is dedicated * Azariah (prophet), a prophet () * Azariah (high priest) High Priest of Israel, high priest of Israel () * Azariah II, another high priest, in the reign of Uzziah () * Eleazar ben Azariah, the Mishnah, Mishnaic sage * Uzziah, King of Judah, also known as Azariah *Two "commanders of the hundreds" who formed part of Jehoiada's campaign to restore the kingship to Jehoash of Judah, Joash in 2 Chronicles 23: Azariah, son of Jeroham and Azariah son of Obed. Other people named Azariah * Azariah Flagg (1790– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahweh
Yahweh was an Ancient Semitic religion, ancient Semitic deity of Weather god, weather and List of war deities, war in the History of the ancient Levant, ancient Levant, the national god of the kingdoms of Kingdom of Judah, Judah and Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), Israel, and the king of the gods, head of the Pantheon (religion), pantheon of the Polytheism, polytheistic Yahwism, Israelite religion. Although there is no clear consensus regarding the geographical origins of the deity, scholars generally hold that Yahweh was associated with Mount Seir, Seir, Edom, Desert of Paran, Paran, and Teman (Edom), Teman, and later with Canaan. The worship of the deity reaches back to at least the early Iron Age, and likely to the late Bronze Age, if not somewhat earlier. In the oldest Bible, biblical texts, Yahweh possesses attributes that were typically ascribed to deities of weather and war, fructifying the Land of Israel and leading a Heavenly host#Hebrew Bible, heavenly army against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mishnah
The Mishnah or the Mishna (; , from the verb ''šānā'', "to study and review", also "secondary") is the first written collection of the Jewish oral traditions that are known as the Oral Torah. Having been collected in the 3rd century CE, it is the first work of rabbinic literature, written primarily in Mishnaic Hebrew but also partly in Jewish Palestinian Aramaic. The oldest surviving physical fragments of it are from the 6th to 7th centuries. The Mishnah was literary redaction, redacted by Judah ha-Nasi probably in Beit She'arim (Roman-era Jewish village), Beit Shearim or Sepphoris between the ending of the second century CE and the beginning of the third century. Heinrich Graetz, dissenting, places the Mishnah's compilation in 189 CE (see: H. Graetz, ''History of the Jews'', vol. 6, Philadelphia 1898, p105), and which date follows that penned by Rabbi Abraham ben David in his "Sefer HaKabbalah le-Ravad", or what was then ''anno'' 500 of the Seleucid era. in a time when the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azarias
Azarias is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Brother Azarias, Irish-American educator, essayist and littérateur * Azarias Friton, Roman Catholic prelate * Azarías Pallais, Nicaraguan poet * Azarias Ruberwa, Congolese politician, lawyer, and public figure Other * The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children, abbreviated ''Pr Azar'', is a passage which appears after Daniel 3:23 in some translations of the Bible, including the ancient Greek Septuagint translation. The passage is accepted by s ..., also named ''Prayer of Azarias'' See also * Luka Azariashvili * Azaria (surname) * Azariah (other) * Azarian (surname) * Azaryan (surname) {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azaryan
Azaryan or Azarian (Armenian: Ազարյան) is an Armenian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert Azaryan (born 1929), Soviet Armenian artistic gymnast * Eduard Azaryan (born 1958), Soviet Armenian artistic gymnast *Krikor Azaryan (1934–2009), Bulgarian theatre director * Mary Azarian (born 1940), American woodcut artist and children's book illustrator * Mihran Azaryan (1876–1952), Ottoman Armenian and Turkish architect *Mina Azarian Mina Azarian (born 25 September 1959 in Iran) is a Swedish actress. Azarian is best known for her role as Shaisteh in the Swedish TV series '' Tre kronor''. Filmography *''Enkronan'' (1987) *'' Beck – Lockpojken'' (TV series, 1997) *'' Tre ... (born 1959), Swedish actress * Onnik Der Azarian (1883–1935), Ottoman Armenian painter See also * Azaria (surname) * Azariah (other) * Azarias (given name) {{Surname Armenian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azaria (surname)
Azaria is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexandre Azaria (born 1967), French composer, songwriter and musician * Aristaces Azaria (1782–1854), Armenian Catholic abbot and archbishop * Aviv Azaria (born 1991), Israeli footballer * Death of Azaria Chamberlain, Australian baby girl who was killed by a dingo on the night of 17 August 1980 :* '' The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain'', Australian TV movie about the Azaria Chamberlain case * Eitan Azaria (born 1983), Israeli retired footballer and Football Mental Consultant * Elor Azaria, Israeli soldier * Hank Azaria (born 1964), American actor, voice actor, comedian and producer * Nati Azaria (born 1967), Israeli footballer * Rachel Azaria Rachel Azaria (; born 21 December 1977), is a social activist and was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kulanu. She previously served as deputy mayor and member of the Jerusalem City Council. Biography Rachel Azari ... (born 1977), Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah
Bishop Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (17 August 1874 - 1 January 1945) (also transliterated as Vedanayakam Samuel Azariah) was an Indian evangelist and the first Indian bishop in the churches of the Anglican Communion, serving as the first bishop of the diocese of Dornakal. A pioneer of Christian ecumenism in India, Azariah had a complex relationship with Mahatma Gandhi, who at least once called him postcolonial Indians' "Enemy Number One." Early and family life Vedanayakam Samuel Azariah was born in 1874 in the village of Vellalanvilai, Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, in the far south of India to Christian (Anglican) priest Thomas Vedanayagam, and his second wife Ellen. His family was previously traditionally orthodox Hindu and dedicated to the god Shiva (hence the Tamil family name Vedanayakam possibly reflecting Shiva's 3-pronged spear or one of many names of his son Murugan). Thomas had converted to Christianity, in 1839 while at a Church Missionary Society school. He named hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azariah Wart
Azariah Wart (March 4, 1822 – June 16, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was born on March 4, 1822, in that part of Orwell, which was separated in 1828 as the Town of Boylston, in Oswego County, New York. He was the son of John Wart, a farmer and Justice of the Peace, and Rachel Wart. On October 13, 1841, he married Almira Ormsby (died 1862), and they had five children. He worked on the family farm, and appeared as a counselor and advocate, especially in his father's justice's court. Wart entered politics as a Democrat. He was Supervisor of the Town of Boylston in 1851 and 1852; a member of the New York State Assembly (Oswego Co., 2nd D.) in 1854 Events January–March * January 4 – The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the ''Samarang''. * January 6 – The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is perhaps born. * January 9 – The Te ...; and again Supervisor of Boylston in 1855 and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azariah S
Azariah ( ''‘Ǎzaryāh'', "Yahweh, Yah has helped") is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including: * Abednego, the new name given to Azariah who is the companion of Daniel, Hananiah, and Mishael in the Book of Daniel () * Azariah (guardian angel), the name given Raphael (archangel), Raphael as companion of Tobias in the Book of Tobit. * Book of Azariah, Azariah, the guardian angel of Maria Valtorta to whom one of her handwritten books is dedicated * Azariah (prophet), a prophet () * Azariah (high priest) High Priest of Israel, high priest of Israel () * Azariah II, another high priest, in the reign of Uzziah () * Eleazar ben Azariah, the Mishnah, Mishnaic sage * Uzziah, King of Judah, also known as Azariah *Two "commanders of the hundreds" who formed part of Jehoiada's campaign to restore the kingship to Jehoash of Judah, Joash in 2 Chronicles 23: Azariah, son of Jeroham and Azariah son of Obed. Other people named Azariah * Azariah Flagg (1790– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azariah Flagg
Azariah Cutting Flagg (November 28, 1790 – November 24, 1873) was an American newspaper printer, editor and politician who served twice as New York State Comptroller from 1833 to 1839 and 1842 to 1847, in addition to several other posts. He was an ally of President Martin Van Buren, and became a leading member of the Albany Regency, one of the nation's earliest political machines. Early life Azariah Flagg was the second son of Ebenezer Flagg (1756–1828) and Elizabeth Cutting Flagg (d. 1838). At age eleven, he took five-year apprenticeship in 1801–1806 with his uncle, who was a printer in Burlington, Vermont. After learning and starting practicing trade as journeyman printer, he decided to try his fortunes in Plattsburgh, New York, where he arrived in October 1811. He married Phoebe Maria Cole in October 1814; she gave birth to two daughters, Martha Maria, and Elizabeth, and a son, Henry Franklin. Flagg joined the Clinton County militia, and during the War of 1812 fought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jehoash Of Judah
Jehoash (; ; ), also known as Joash (in King James Version), Joas (in Douay–Rheims) or Joás (), was the eighth king of Judah, and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah after the massacre of the royal family ordered by his grandmother, Athaliah. His mother was Zibiah of Beersheba. Jehoash was 7 years old when he ascended to the throne, reigning for 40 years. ( 2 Kings 12:1, 2 Chronicles 24:1) He was succeeded by his son, Amaziah of Judah. He is said to have been righteous "all the days of Jehoiada the priest" () but to have deviated from fidelity to Yahweh after Jehoiada's death (). William F. Albright has dated his reign to 837–800 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 835–796 BCE. Early life According to the Hebrew Bible, following the death of his father, Ahaziah, Jehoash was spared from the rampages of Ahaziah's mother, Athaliah, by Jehoash's paternal aunt, Jehosheba, who was married to the high priest, Jehoiada. After hiding him in the Temple fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jehoiada
Jehoiada ( ''Yəhōyāḏā‘'', "Yahweh knows") in the Hebrew Bible, was a prominent priest in the kingdom of Judah during the reigns of Ahaziah (reigned c. 842 - 841 BCE), Athaliah (reigned c. 841–835 BCE), and Joash (reigned c. 836–796 BC). Jehoiada became the brother-in-law of King Ahaziah as a result of his marriage with princess Jehosheba. Both Jehosheba and Ahaziah were children of King Jehoram of Judah (reigned c. 849 – 842 BCE). Ahaziah died a year after assuming the throne, which was then usurped by his mother Athaliah, who ordered the execution of all members of the royal family. Jehosheba and Jehoiada rescued Athaliah's one-year-old grandson, Joash, from Athaliah's slaughter. For six years, they hid the sole surviving heir to the throne within Solomon's Temple. Jehoiada was instrumental in the staging of a coup d'état which dethroned and killed Athaliah. The account in 2 Chronicles notes thresolveof Jehoiada (''Jehoiada strengthened himself'' in the Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
