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3 hours ago · Index of language articles. This is a partial index of Wikipedia articles treating natural languages, arranged alphabetically and with (sub-) families mentioned. The list also includes extinct languages. For a published list of languages, see ISO 639-1 ( list of ISO 639 language codes for 136 major languages), or for a more inclusive list, see ...
1 day ago · Sepphoris (/ s ɪ ˈ f ɔːr ɪ s / sif-OR-iss; Ancient Greek: Σέπφωρις, romanized: Sépphōris), known in Hebrew as Tzipori (צִפּוֹרִי Ṣīppōrī) and in Arabic as Saffuriya (صفورية Ṣaffūriya) is an archaeological site located in the central Galilee region of Israel, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-northwest of Nazareth.
6 days ago · The word monotheism comes from the Greek μόνος ( monos) [14] meaning "single" and θεός ( theos) [15] meaning "god". [16] The English term was first used by Henry More (1614–1687). [17] Monotheism is a complex and nuanced concept. The biblical authors had various ways of understanding God and the divine, shaped by their historical and ...
1 day ago · Self identification as Indigenous peoples. A historical link with those who inhabited a country or region at the time when people of different cultures or ethnic origins arrived. A strong link to territories and surrounding natural resources. Distinct social, economic or political systems.
3 days ago · The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family.They include Arabic, Amharic, Aramaic, Hebrew, and numerous other ancient and modern languages.They are spoken by more than 330 million people across much of West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Malta, and in large immigrant and expatriate communities in North America, Europe, and Australasia.
1 day ago · Mandaean Beth Manda ( Mashkhanna) in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq in 2016, a contemporary-style mandi. Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek: γνωστικός, romanized: gnōstikós, Koine Greek: [ɣnostiˈkos], 'having knowledge') is a collection of religious ideas and systems that coalesced in the late 1st century AD among Jewish and early Christian ...
2 days ago · The Torah ( / ˈtɔːrə, ˈtoʊrə /; Biblical Hebrew: תּוֹרָה Tōrā, "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. [1] The Torah is known as the Pentateuch ( / ˈpɛntətjuːk /) or the Five Books of Moses by ...
