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Isaac
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I·saac  (zk)
In the Bible, the son of Abraham who was offered as a sacrifice to God. The sacrifice was prevented at the last moment by divine intervention.
Isaac [ˈaɪzək]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) an Old Testament patriarch, the son of Abraham and Sarah and father of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 17; 21-27)
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Noun1.Isaac - (Old Testament) the second patriarchIsaac - (Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
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Isaac [ˈaɪzək] N → Isaac
Isaac [ˈaɪzək] n → Isacco
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Some examples of this literature are: Avraham Weiss, Women at Prayer (NY: Ktav, 1990); Eliezer Berkovits, Jewish Women in Time and Torah (NY: Ktav, 1990); David Feldman, "Women's Role and Jewish Law," Conservative Judaism (Summer 1972):29-35; Herschel Schachter, "Ze'i Lakh B'ikvei Hazon," Bet Yizhaq 17, 5745 (1984-85):118-134; Aryeh A.
Some thoughts on the nature of halakhic adjudication: women and minyan by Hauptman, Judith / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
Neither does Hershel Schachter, in his lengthy attack on women praying together, as a group and not as a minyan (Bet Yizhaq 17, 5745 |1985~, pp.
Women and prayer: an attempt to dispel some fallacies by Hauptman, Judith / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
 
 
 
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