- matriarchs
- 'meɪtrɪɑrk /-É‘Ëk n. female head of a family or tribe; reigning mother
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MATRIARCHS, THE — The four mothers (arba immahot) of Jewish liturgy. In the Bible, sarah , rebekah , leah , and rachel are, somewhat asymmetrically, the wives of the three patriarchs , abraham , isaac , and jacob . All except Rachel were buried in the Cave of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Matriarchs (Bible) — The Matriarchs (Hebrew Name 1|אמהות|Imahot| mothers ) are four important women mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, the wives of the Biblical Patriarchs. They are: *Sarah, wife of Abraham; *Rebeccah, wife of Isaac; *Leah and… … Wikipedia
Tomb of the Matriarchs — Not to be confused with the Cave of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs of Hebron. The Tomb of The Matriarchs in Tiberias, Israel is the traditional burial place of several Biblical women. Leah s handmaid Zilpah, Rachel s handmaid Bilhah, Moses mother… … Wikipedia
Patriarchs (Bible) — For the movement within evangelical Christianity, see Biblical patriarchy. For uses not directly related to the Bible, see Patriarch (disambiguation). The Patriarchs (Hebrew: אבות Avot) of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, the… … Wikipedia
PATRIARCHS, THE — PATRIARCHS, THE, the founding fathers of the people of Israel, abraham , isaac , and jacob . History and Use of the Term IV Maccabees 7:19 refers to our patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but the same work (16:25) also speaks of, Abraham and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SERL BAS JACOB BEN WOLF KRANZ — (18th century), author of Tkhine imohos min Rosh Hodesh Elul (Tkhine of the Matriarchs from the New Moon of Elul). Serl was the wife of the rabbi and apothecary Mordecai ha Cohen Rappoport, head of the rabbinical court of Novy Oleksiniec and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Cave of the Patriarchs — Southern view of the enclosure … Wikipedia
HOROWITZ, SARAH REBECCA RACHEL LEAH — (18th century), author of Tkhine Imohes ( Supplication of the Matriarchs ). Leah Horowitz (as she was known) was the daughter of jacob jokel ben meir ha levi horowitz (1680–1755) and Reyzel bat Heshl and spent most of her life in Bolechow, Polish … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TKHINES — (Yid., from Hebrew teḥinnot, supplications ), private devotions and paraliturgical prayers in Yiddish, written by women and men, recited primarily by women. As texts in the vernacular, tkhines are important sources for the history of popular… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
