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A Dictionary of the Bible (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Religion
Length:
85 words

The symbol employed in textual criticism for a MS of the New Testament in Greek written on parchment in Egypt

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The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2017
The first vowel and letter in the Sanskrit alphabet. The phoneme “a” is thought to be the source of all other phonemes and its corresponding letter the origin of all other letters. As the ... More
A'ishah

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The Islamic World: Past and Present

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2022
Subject:
Religion
Length:
302 words

614–678 Third wife of Muhammad

A'ishah was the third and youngest wife of the Prophet Muhammad. Born in Mecca, she was the daughter of ...

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2003
Subject:
Religion
Length:
53 words

Symbol of emptiness (śūnyatā) and of the undifferentiated source of appearance in Zen Buddhism. In Japanese esoteric


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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2003
Subject:
Religion
Length:
28 words

(Gk., alpha).

First letter of the Greek alphabet, combined with the last, Ω (omega), to refer to God as the

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2003
Subject:
Religion
Length:
13 words

Letter of negation in several languages, as in, e.g., atheism, adharma.

Aa Gym

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009

Abdullah Gymnastiar (b.1962) is an Indonesianpreacher popularly known as Aa (elder brother) Gym. Despite minimal orthodox

Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, The Royal

Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, The Royal   Reference library

Joseph A. Kéchichian

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2014
Subject:
Religion, Social sciences, Politics
Length:
769 words

The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought is an independent non-governmental institute headquartered in Amman, Jordan, whose ultimate purpose

Aaron

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A Dictionary of the Bible (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Religion
Length:
275 words

Brother of *Moses and *Miriam, of the tribe of Levi. Over the centuries Aaron's status in Israel's

AARON

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The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2011
Subject:
Religion
Length:
460 words
(Heb. Aharon), first high priest; greatgrandson of levi; elder brother of moses and his spokesman before pharaoh. While articles of law are normally introduced in the Torah by the formula, ... More
Aaron

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The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Art and Architecture (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2013
Subject:
Art & Architecture, Religion
Length:
245 words
was the elder brother of *Moses. After the liberation of the Jews from their bondage in Egypt (Exod. 1: 8–14: 30), and after God had appeared to Moses on Mt. Sinai, Moses established the ... More
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2014
Subject:
Religion
Length:
41 words
In Hebrew tradition *Moses’s brother. He was assigned to Moses as his assistant (Exod. 4: 14), and later he and his descendants were appointed priests (Exod. 28 f.). In Christian theology ... More
Aaron

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John Barton

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (4 ed.)

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Current Version:
2022
Subject:
Religion
Length:
279 words
In Hebrew tradition *Moses’ brother. He is first mentioned in the narrative of Moses’ vision on Mt Horeb (Exod. 4: 14), when Yahweh assigns him to Moses as his assistant. Yahweh afterwards ... More
Aaron

Aaron (1698)   Reference library

Eva Maria Siebert–Johnson

The Oxford Encyclopaedia of South Asian Christianity

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2012

The first ordained Protestant Indian pastor, Aaron was the son of Chokkanathan, a well-to-do businessman. Aaron's Hindu name was

Aaron

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Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2008

The figure of Aaron, his ancestry, and his rise to priestly prominence is treated rather tersely in the Bible. Though

Aaron

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The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2002
Subject:
Religion
Length:
384 words

A major figure in Israel's origins and the first of its high priests. In very ancient narratives, he appears without

Aaron

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2003
Subject:
Religion
Length:
43 words

(c.13th cent. bce).

Elder brother of Moses. He was perceived in biblical literature as the archetypal

Aaron

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A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2003
Subject:
Religion
Length:
109 words

Brother of Moses; Aaron together with his sister Miriam, features in the Bible among the three leaders of the

Aaron

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The Oxford Companion to the Bible

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Religion
Length:
442 words

A major figure in Israel's origins and the first of its high priests. In very ancient narratives, he appears

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