Jewish Symbolism
The Hebrew word for symbol is ot, which, in early Judaism, denoted not only a sign, but also a visible religious token of the relation between God and man.
Read more about Jewish Symbolism: Shabbat and Circumcision, The Tabernacle, The Sacrifices, The Priests, The Symbolic Values of Numbers, Metals and Minerals, Colours, Festivals and Holy Days, Symbolic Visions of The Prophets, The Star of David, On Tombstones, Influence On Christian Symbols, The Land of Zion, Lions of Judah
Famous quotes containing the words jewish and/or symbolism:
“I know that I will always be expected to have extra insight into black texts—especially texts by black women. A working-class Jewish woman from Brooklyn could become an expert on Shakespeare or Baudelaire, my students seemed to believe, if she mastered the language, the texts, and the critical literature. But they would not grant that a middle-class white man could ever be a trusted authority on Toni Morrison.”
—Claire Oberon Garcia, African American scholar and educator. Chronicle of Higher Education, p. B2 (July 27, 1994)
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—Albion Fellows Bacon (1865–1933)