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  2. 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.

  3. Aniconism in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    A number of Jewish religious manuscripts were illustrated and include representational art, with figures such as Joel ben Simeon becoming known for their work. Archival records from medieval Iberia confirm that Jews were painters and practitioners of the fine arts. [13] A number of works survive. Bibles. Alba Bible; Kennicott Bible; Schocken Bible

  4. 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.

  5. Ancient Jewish art - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Jewish art, is art created by Jews in both the Land of Israel and in the Diaspora prior to the Middle Ages. It features symbolic or figurative motifs often influenced by biblical themes, religious symbols, and the dominant cultures of the time, including Egyptian , Hellenistic , and Roman art .

  6. Religious images in Christian theology - Wikipedia

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    Catholics use images, such as the crucifix, the cross, in religious life and pray using depictions of saints. They also venerate images and liturgical objects by kissing, bowing, and making the sign of the cross. They point to the Old Testament patterns of worship followed by the Hebrew people as examples of how certain places and things used ...

  7. Honorifics for the dead in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    Joseph S. Park argues that it is distinctively Jewish, relating to the Jewish concept of death-as-sleep, although it also appears in a period Christian inscription. [3] It is equivalent to Hebrew י/תנוח בשלום and משכבו בשלום (cf. Is. 57:2), found on 3-6th century Jewish tombstones from Zoara, in modern-day Jordan.

  8. Water of lustration - Wikipedia

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    The Hebrew Bible taught that any Israelite who touched a corpse, a Tumat HaMet (literally, "impurity of the dead"), was ritually unclean.The water was to be sprinkled on a person who had touched a corpse, on the third and seventh days after doing so, in order to make the person ritually clean again. [2]

  9. Canaanite religion - Wikipedia

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    Canaanite religious practices included animal sacrifice, veneration of the dead, and the worship of deities through shrines and sacred groves. The religion also featured a complex mythology , including stories of divine battles and cycles of death and rebirth.