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(17 Tammuz).

A Jewish fast day (see FESTIVALS AND FASTS). The fast of Tammuz commemorates the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem by the Babylonian Nebuchadnezzar in 586 bce, and the Roman Titus in 70 ce.

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Tammuz, fast of (17 Tammuz)
in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1 rev) Length: 40 words
Tammuz, Fast of
in A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion (1 rev) Length: 186 words

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