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  2. Book of Jasher (biblical book) - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Jasher (also spelled Jashar; Hebrew: סֵפֶר הַיׇּשׇׁר sēfer hayyāšār), which means the Book of the Upright or the Book of the Just Man, is a lost book mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, often interpreted as a lost non-canonical book. Numerous forgeries purporting to be rediscovered copies of this lost book have been ...

  3. Sefer haYashar (midrash) - Wikipedia

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    Sefer haYashar ( ספר הישר) is a medieval Hebrew midrash, also known as the Toledot Adam and Divrei haYamim heArukh. The Hebrew title "Sefer haYashar" might be translated as the "Book of Righteousness" [1] but it is known in English translation mostly as The Book of Jasher following English tradition. Its author is unknown.

  4. Byzantium (color) - Wikipedia

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    B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) The color Byzantium is a particular dark tone of purple. It originates in modern times, and, despite its name, it should not be confused with Tyrian purple ( hue rendering ), the color historically used by Roman and Byzantine emperors. The latter, often also referred to as "Tyrian red", is more reddish in hue ...

  5. Jannes and Jambres - Wikipedia

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    In Jewish and Christian traditions, Jannes and Jambres (Hebrew: יניס Yannis, ימבריס Yambres) are the names given to magicians mentioned in the Book of Exodus. This naming tradition is well-attested in ancient and medieval literature. In Latin manuscripts of the New Testament, and in Latin writing traditions, their names are known as ...

  6. Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    The following are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible: The Book of Jasher is mentioned in Joshua 10:13 [1] and 2 Samuel 1:18 [2] and also possibly referenced in the Septuagint rendition of 1 Kings 8:53. [3] [4] From the context in the Book of Samuel, it is implied that it was a collection of poetry.

  7. Horites - Wikipedia

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    Hebrew Bible. The Horites initially appear in the Torah as being members of a Canaanite coalition, who lived near the Sodom and Gomorrah. The coalition rebelled against Kedorlamer of Elam, who ruled them for twelve years. Kedorlamer attacked and subdued them in response ( Genesis 14:1–12 ). Later, according to Genesis 36, the Horites co ...

  8. Wives aboard Noah's Ark - Wikipedia

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    The wives aboard Noah's Ark were part of the family that survived the Deluge in the biblical Genesis flood narrative from the Bible. These wives are the wife of Noah, and the wives of each of his three sons. Although the Bible only notes the existence of these women, there are extra-biblical mentions regarding them and their names.

  9. Book of Gad the Seer - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Gad the Seer ( Hebrew: דברי גד החזה, romanized : diḇrê Gāḏ ha-ḥōzeh) is a presumed lost text, supposed to have been written by the biblical prophet Gad, which is mentioned at 1 Chronicles ( 1 Chronicles 29:29 ). The passage reads: "Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the ...