The contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. The Jewish Encyclopedia, which recently became part of the public domain, contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.<br />
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The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia, prepared by more than four hundred scholars and specalists, was a descriptive record of the history, religion, literature and customs of the Jewish people from the earliest times to the present day.

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<p>Place on the frontier between Judah and Philistia; mentioned only in the story of Samson (<span class="scriptRef" ref="jdg+15:9,14,17">Judges 15:9,14,17</span>). The name, <img src="data:image/jpeg;base64,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" style="vertical-align:text-bottom;"> (= "Jaw-Bone Height"), is explained by the tradition that Samson slew there 1,000 Philistines with the jaw-bone of an ass and then cast the bone away. More probably the hill was so called because of its peculiar form. The name of the spring 'En ha-á¸²ore (= "Partridge Spring"), which flows past the hill, is explained by legend to mean the "Spring of the Caller" ("á¸²ore") because it was in answer to Samson's prayer that Yhwh cleft the jawbone, sending forth a well of water. The scene of the Samson stories was laid in the vicinity of Timnath and Zareah, in the present Wadi al-á¹¢arar. It is also stated that Ramath-lehi lay near the chasm of Etam. Since the place is called Î£Î¹Î±Î³ÏÎ½ in the Septuagint, it has been identified with the site of Khirbat al-á¹¢iyar, south of Wadi al-á¹¢arar ("Z. D. P. V." 10:152 <i>et seq.</i>).</p><div class="right-side italic fs-13">E. G. H.</div><div class="right-side italic fs-13">I. Be.</div>


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