Sepharad

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Sepharad (/ˈsɛfəræd/[1] or /səˈfɛərəd/;[2][3] Hebrew: סְפָרַד Sp̄āraḏ; also Sefarad, Sephared, Sfard) is the Hebrew name for Spain.[4] A place called Sepharad, probably referring to Sardis in Lydia ('Sfard' in Lydian), in the Book of Obadiah (Obadiah 1:20, 6th century BC) of the Hebrew Bible. The name was later applied to Spain.

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  • Obadiah 1:20 (trans. Judaica Press) "And this exiled host of the children of Israel who are [with] the Canaanites as far as Zarephath and the exile of Jerusalem which is in Sepharad shall inherit the cities of the southland"
  • Obadiah 1:20 (NKJV) "And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel, that are among the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath, and the captivity of Jerusalem, that is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the South."
  • Obadiah 1:20 (Vulgate) et transmigratio exercitus huius filiorum Israhel omnia Chananeorum usque ad Saraptham et transmigratio Hierusalem quae in Bosforo est possidebit civitates austri.
  • Abdias 1:20 (Douay-Rheims) "And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel, all the places of the Chanaanites even to Sarepta: and the captivity of Jerusalem that is in Bosphorus, shall possess the cities of the south."

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References[]

  1. ^ H. B. Hackett (ed.) Dr. William Smith's Dictionary of the Bible, 1877
  2. ^ The Bible dictionary, Cassell Petter & Galpin, 1875
  3. ^ William Smith (ed.) A Dictionary of the Bible, 1863
  4. ^ "Sephardim". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2021-05-11.

External links[]

  • Sefarad, Journal on Hebraic, Sephardim and Middle East Studies, ILC, CSIC (scientific articles in Spanish, English and other languages)
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