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EUPOLEMUS — (Gr. ʾΕνπόλεμος), first significant Greco Jewish historian. His name, the time when he lived, and the content of the remaining fragments of his work combine to make it likely that he is identical with Eupolemus, son of John, son of Hakkoz, who in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Eupolemus — was a Jewish historian whose work survives only in five fragments (or possibly six fragments) in the Eusebius of Caesarea s Praeparatio Evangelia (hereafter abbreviated as Praep. ) embedded in quotations from the historian Alexander Polyhistor… … Wikipedia
Eupolemus (disambiguation) — *Eupolemus is the name of a Greek general *Eupolemus is the name of a Jewish Historian *Some species of shield bugs (that is, insects from the family Acanthosomatidae ) are in a genus called Eupolemus, such as the insect native to Australia known … Wikipedia
Eupolemus (general) — Eupolemus (in Greek Eυπόλεμoς; lived 4th century BC) was one of the generals of Cassander; he was sent by him in 314 BC to invade Caria, but was surprised and taken prisoner by Ptolemy, a general who commanded that province for… … Wikipedia
Moses in Judeo-Hellenistic literature — The Biblical character Moses is discussed or alluded to in surviving works by a number of Judeo Hellenic or Judeo Roman authors, including Eupolemus, Artapanus, Josephus, and Philo, as well as the non Jewish Hellenistic authors discussed in the… … Wikipedia
Moses — For other uses, see Moses (disambiguation). Moses Moses … Wikipedia
Ur Kaśdim — or Ur of the Chaldees (אור כשדים) is the town in the Hebrew Bible and related literature where Abraham( origin. Abram Gen. 17.5) was said to have been born. The traditional site of Abraham s birth is in the vicinity of Edessa although Ur Kaśdim… … Wikipedia
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PHILO — (The Elder), author of a Greek epic entitled On Jerusalem. He is sometimes identified with the Philo the Elder mentioned by Josephus (Contra Apionem 1:218) and Clemens of Alexandria (Stromata, 1:141, 3). If so, his presumed date can be… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judas Maccabaeus (Handel) — Judas Maccabaeus (HWV 63) is an oratorio in three acts by George Frideric Handel. Background The political context is the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Handel in 1746 hastily composed the Occasional Oratorio for the encouragement of the English. After … Wikipedia
