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A Popular Dictionary of Judaism

PATRIARCHS AND MATRIARCHS

The *Biblical ancestors of the Jewish people. *Abraham, *Isaac, *Jacob and their wives, Sarah, Rebekah, Leah and Rachel are considered to be the patriarchs and matriarchs. Their stories are recorded in the Book of *Genesis and the *rabbis taught that because of their merits, *God hastened the liberation of the *Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

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Patriarchs And Matriarchs from A Popular Dictionary of Judaism. ISBN: 0-203-98620-2. Published: 2005–05–04. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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