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  2. Women in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    The child of a Jewish mother is born Jewish; the child of a Jewish father is born Jewish if and only if the mother is Jewish. Pidyon Ha-Bat, a proposed ceremony based on the biblical redemption of the eldest newborn son (Pidyon Ha-Ben). CJLS stated that this ceremony should not be performed for women.

  3. List of women in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Esther (her Hebrew name was Hadassah) – Queen of the Persian Empire in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus. Esther [50] Eunice – mother of Timothy [51] Euodia – Christian of the church in Philippi [52] Eve – First woman, wife of Adam. Genesis [53]

  4. Israel (name) - Wikipedia

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    Israel (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל, Modern: Yīsraʾel, Tiberian: Yīsrāʾēl) is a Hebrew-language masculine given name. According to the Book of Genesis , the name was bestowed upon Jacob after the incident in which he wrestled with the angel ( Genesis 32:28 and 35:10).

  5. Matrilineality in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    According to halakha, the recognition of someone as fully Jewish requires them to have been born to a Jewish mother. [1] A person who is born to a non-Jewish mother and a Jewish father is regarded as Zera Yisrael (lit. ' Seed of Israel ') and will only be accepted as ethnically Jewish and not as religiously Jewish. Thus, being Jewish through ...

  6. Sabra (person) - Wikipedia

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    In Modern Hebrew, the terms tzabar (SING; צַבָּר) and tzabarim (PLUR; צַבָּרִים) refer to any Jew born in Israel. Derived from the Hebrew name for the prickly pear cactus, which is commonly spelled sabra in English, the words had come into widespread use by the 1930s, when they were used to designate a Jewish person whose place ...

  7. Deborah - Wikipedia

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    Many scholars contend that the phrase, "a woman of Lappidoth", as translated from biblical Hebrew in Judges 4:4 denotes her marital status as the wife of Lapidoth. [1] Alternatively, "lappid" [ 1 ] translates as "torch" or "lightning", therefore the phrase, "woman of Lappidoth" could be referencing Deborah as a "fiery woman."

  8. List of major biblical figures - Wikipedia

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    The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity. Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.

  9. Gebirah - Wikipedia

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    It was the highest authority for a woman in Israel or Judah. The only time a woman held higher office was in the case of Athaliah , who usurped the throne of Judah . To further complicate matters, the word gəḇereṯ ( גְּבֶרֶת ; also גְּבִרְת gəḇirət and גְבָרֶת gəḇāreṯ , meaning 'lady', 'mistress', or 'queen ...