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<li>Name five Biblical characters who may have converted to Judaism. | <li>Name five Biblical characters who may have converted to Judaism. | ||
| − | <answer>There are no explicit cases, and all of the following examples are the subjects of exegetical debate: Yitro – see <a href="Yitro – Religious Identity" data-aht="page">Yitro's Religious Identity</a>, Paroh's daughter Bityah (see Divrei HaYamim I 4:18 and Bavli Sotah 12b), Rachav ( | + | <answer>There are no explicit cases, and all of the following examples are the subjects of exegetical debate: Yitro – see <a href="Yitro – Religious Identity" data-aht="page">Yitro's Religious Identity</a>, Paroh's daughter Bityah (see Divrei HaYamim I 4:18 and Bavli Sotah 12b), Rachav (Sifre Bemidbar 78, Bavli Zevachim 116b), Rut (Sifre Bemidbar 78, Bavli Yevamot 47b, Rut Rabbah 2:22), and Queen of Sheba (Shemot Rabbah 27:4).</answer> |
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Version as of 17:20, 14 January 2015
Puzzles – Shemot 18
- What Biblical characters are referred to by multiple names, despite there being no record of their having undergone a name change?
- How does Tanakh refer to the respective fathers-in-law of the husband and wife?
- What son-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships are described in Tanakh?
- Name five Biblical characters who may have converted to Judaism.
- Three Biblical characters share the same name. One was a Jew, one was a Gentile, and one may have converted to Judaism. What is the common name?
- Name three events in the Torah which are introduced with "it happened on the next day."
- Which four words in the Torah end with a daled vocalized with a sheva?
- Name four Gentiles whom the Jewish nation encounters during their trek through the wilderness.
