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The cloth cover placed over a sefer Torah (Torah scroll) is called a mantle or mantel, after the Yiddish word mantl, meaning a cloak or coat. The Yiddish word is used because this is primarily an Ashkenazi custom. Sephardic communities may use a wooden case for the Torah scroll, or a cloth case called a vestido, or garment.
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Is the name David a Jewish name?
Yes. This name occurs over one thousand times in the Tanakh (Jewish Bible).
What is the name of text written in judaism?
The Tanakh (Jewish Bible).
What does the name Edward mean in the Bible?
Edward is an English name. The Bible predates England's existence with Jewish and Greek roots.
What is another name for the Hebrew Bible in English?
The Tanakh; the Tanach; the Hebrew scriptures; the Jewish Bible.
How many times is the name Jehova used in the bible?
6823 times, in the Jewish bible (Tanakh).
What is the name of Sampson's father in the Bible?
Maybe. According to the Jewish 'Midrash' his name was Minoah.
What is the name of the first Jewish prophet?
Moses is the first prophet in the bible.
Is Aida another name for Sara in the Bible?
No. At least the Jewish Bible I have heard, but don't remember the Christian or Catholic or whatever
Who was the Jewish religlon named after?
The name of the religion is actually Yisra'el, which was the name God gave to Jacob in the Bible.
Why do the disciples all have non-Jewish names?
Because in the English Bible the disciples names are a translation of their Jewish name or possibly a transliteration of their Jewish names. For example Simon is English for the Jewish name Shimon and John is the English equivalent of Jochanan
What is the name of the Hebrew canon?
There is no such thing as the term "canon" in Hebrew. If you are asking what the Jewish Bible is called, it is the Tanakh (תנך) or Hebrew Bible.
What name has been given to the intertestamental books that cover Jewish history and theology but are not included in the Protestant Bible?
The Catholic Church calls these Deuterocanonical Books, because the form a 'second' canon. Another name for them is Apocryphal Books.
