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  2. Honorifics for the dead in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    The Hebrew transliteration is zikhrono livrakha (m.) / zikhronah livrakha (f.) (Hebrew: זיכרונה לברכה ‎ (f.) / זיכרונו לברכה ‎ (m.)). It is often abbreviated in English both as OBM and as Z"L. The Hebrew abbreviation is ז״ל ‎. In the past, it was common to use this expression for living people as well. [10]

  3. Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia

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    Filipino Catholic and Aglipayan veneration of the dead finds its greatest expression in the Philippines is the Hallowmas season between 31 October and 2 November, variously called Undás (based on the word for "[the] first", the Spanish andas or possibly honra), Todos los Santos (literally "All Saints"), and sometimes Áraw ng mga Patáy (lit.

  4. Marzēaḥ - Wikipedia

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    The latest reference to the marzēaḥ is the Madaba Map from the 6th century AD: [4] the settlement ΒΗΤΟΜΑΡΣΕΑ Η ΚΑΙ ΜΑΙΟΥΜΑΣ (Betomarsea ē kai Maioumas) shown in the map near the Dead Sea is identified as "House of Marzēaḥ". [52] [68] Some link this place to Baʿal-Peʿor mentioned in the bible, who is the god of death.

  5. Jewish eschatology - Wikipedia

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    In Judaism, the main textual source for the belief in the end of days and accompanying events is the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible. The roots of Jewish eschatology are to be found in the pre- exile prophets , including Isaiah and Jeremiah , and the exilic prophets Ezekiel and Deutero-Isaiah .

  6. Bible translations into Hebrew - Wikipedia

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    Bible translations into Hebrew primarily refers to translations of the New Testament of the Christian Bible into the Hebrew language, from the original Koine Greek or an intermediate translation. There is less need to translate the Jewish Tanakh (or Christian Old Testament ) from the Original Biblical Hebrew , because it is closely intelligible ...

  7. Bereavement in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    This aspect of the meaning of levayah conveys the suggestion of a commonality among the souls of the living and the dead. [ 8 ] Yemenite Jews , prior to their return to the land of Israel, maintained an ancient practice during the funeral procession to halt at, at least, seven stations before the actual burial of the dead, beginning from the ...

  8. Yahrzeit candle - Wikipedia

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    The use of a yahrzeit candle is a widely practiced custom, where mourners light a yahrzeit candle that burns for 24 hours, on the anniversary of the death on the Hebrew calendar. [3] Many Jews who are otherwise unobservant follow this custom. [3] It is customary to light the candle inside one's home, or near the grave of the deceased.

  9. Shiva (Judaism) - Wikipedia

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    Shiva (Hebrew: שִׁבְעָה ‎, romanized: šīvʿā, lit. 'seven') is the week-long mourning period in Judaism for first-degree relatives. The ritual is referred to as "sitting shiva" in English.