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PATRIARCHS, THE — PATRIARCHS, THE, the founding fathers of the people of Israel, abraham , isaac , and jacob . History and Use of the Term IV Maccabees 7:19 refers to our patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but the same work (16:25) also speaks of, Abraham and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PATRIARCHS, TESTAMENTS OF THE TWELVE — PATRIARCHS, TESTAMENTS OF THE TWELVE, an early Jewish pseudepigraphic work, giving the last words of the 12 sons of Jacob to their descendants who assembled before their deaths. Although there are Christian passages in the book, with clear hints… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Patriarchs (solitaire) — Patriarchs is a solitaire card game which is played with two decks of playing cards. It is similar in reserve layout to Odd and Even but with different game play.First, one king and one ace are removed from the deck and placed in two columns: one … Wikipedia
Patriarchs (Bible) — For the movement within evangelical Christianity, see Biblical patriarchy. For uses not directly related to the Bible, see Patriarch (disambiguation). The Patriarchs (Hebrew: אבות Avot) of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, the… … Wikipedia
Patriarchs of the east — The Catholic patriarchs of the east are generally speaking the head bishops of some of the autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches. Each patriarch of the east has authority over all bishops of a particular eastern rite church. These patriarchs are… … Wikipedia
PATRIARCHS OF ALEXANDRIA — The names and dates of the first eleven patriarchs are traditional. Some of the later dates of office can vary according to authorities. Mark 43–68 AD Anianus 68–85 AD Ablilius 85–98 AD Cerdon 98–109 AD Primus 109–122 AD Justus 122–130 AD… … Ancient Egypt
patriarchs — pa·tri·arch || peɪtrɪɑrk / É‘Ëk n. male head of a church; male head of a family … English contemporary dictionary
patriarchs — Патриархи … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
Cave of the Patriarchs — Southern view of the enclosure … Wikipedia
List of Maronite Patriarchs — Part of a series of articles on the Maronites … Wikipedia
