Nature in Our Biblical Heritage"Nogah Kedumim continued his research and writing all geared to one purpose-- reaching a comprehensive understanding of the interrelationship between the phenomena of nature in the land of Israel and the broad structure of Jewish holidays and Judeo-Christian tradition..." -- BOOK JACKET. |
Contents
Preface | 6 |
Hear O Israel the Lord is One | 43 |
Other Festive Days | 91 |
Copyright | |
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Adar agricultural holidays almond amoraim Arabs B'Av B'shvat barley bees Bible Biblical bikkurim blossom booths branches brought caterpillar celebrated choice products commandment crops date palm destruction Deuteronomy Ephraim etrog exodus from Egypt feast festive day fifteenth day flowers flowing with milk footnote forest four species goodly tree grain Hannuka Hareuveni harvest Hebrew ingathering Israelites Jerusalem Talmud Jewish Judah KEDUMIM Kingdom of Israel knobs land flowing land of Israel leafy tree Lord Maccabees menorah mikra bikkurim milk and honey Mishna month of Aviv month of Shvat moriah plant Moses myrtle nation NEOT KEDUMIM Numbers olive tree omer offering Passover Passover and Shavuot pilgrimage festivals pomegranate Rabbi Akiva rain rejoicing ripening Rosh Hashana Salvia School of Hillel season second ember Second Temple seven varieties Shavuot Shvat Sivan southern wind Sukkot symbol Talmudic Sages Tishre Torah Tractate tradition tribes Tu B'Av Tu B'shvat wheat white squill wild willow wine words Yerovam