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  2. Jubilee (biblical) - Wikipedia

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    Israeli stamp commemorating the Jewish National Fund and quoting Leviticus 25:23: "The land must not be sold permanently…". The Jubilee (Hebrew: יובל yōḇel; Yiddish: yoyvl) is the year that follows the passage of seven "weeks of years" (seven cycles of sabbatical years, or 49 total years).

  3. Traditional Jewish chronology - Wikipedia

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    Year marks the 18th-year of Josiah's reign, mentioned in Seder Olam as a year of Jubilee. [186] During this same year, a Torah scroll was found in the Temple and brought to the king. [186] 458 BCE: Jubilee: 457 BCE: 1st-year of seven-year cycle 456 BCE: 2nd-year of seven-year cycle 455 BCE: 3rd-year of seven-year cycle 454 BCE: 4th-year of ...

  4. Hebrew calendar - Wikipedia

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    For example, the Jewish year 5785 divided by 19 results in a remainder of 9, indicating that it is year 9 of the Metonic cycle. The Jewish year used is the anno mundi year, in which the year of creation according to the Rabbinical Chronology (3761 BCE) is taken as year 1. Years 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 19 of the Metonic cycle are leap years.

  5. Book of Jubilees - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Jubilees presents a "history of the division of the days of the law and of the testimony, of the events of the years, of their (year) weeks, of their jubilees throughout all the years of the world, as the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai when he went up to receive the tables of the law and of the commandment" [2] as revealed to ...

  6. Jubilee - Wikipedia

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    A Jubilee is often used to refer to the celebration of a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term comes from the Hebrew Bible (see, "Old Testament"), initially concerning a recurring religious observance involving a set number of years, that notably involved freeing of debt slaves.

  7. Timeline of Jewish history - Wikipedia

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    Year Date History Image 2000-1800: The start of the Age of Patriarchs with Abraham, and the origin for the Abrahamic Religions, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, Christian Bible and the Quran respectively: Abraham by Guercino: 1900: The Second patriarch Isaac, the long-awaited son of Abraham and Sarah, was nearly sacrificed by his father in a test ...

  8. Israel was formed 75 years ago. Here’s how Jewish people in ...

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    An exhibit and luncheon are planned in Fort Worth to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the formation of Israel.

  9. Seder Olam Rabbah - Wikipedia

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    Year marks the 18th-year of Josiah's reign, mentioned in Seder Olam as a year of Jubilee. [73] During this same year, a Torah scroll was found in the Temple and brought to the king. [73] 458 BCE: Jubilee: 457 BCE: 1st-year of seven-year cycle 456 BCE: 2nd-year of seven-year cycle 455 BCE: 3rd-year of seven-year cycle 454 BCE: 4th-year of seven ...