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On the twentieth of Adar, the second year (of Arses), the accession year of Darius, the king, in Samaria the citadel, which is in Samaria the province, Hananiah son of Beyadel sold a certain Yehohanan…
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Samaria, Land of Israel
(Wādī ad Dāliyah, Israel)
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335 BCE
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On the 18th of Kislev, that is the 17th day of Thoth, year 21 (of Xerxes the king), the beginning of the reign when Artaxerxes the king sat on his throne, Dargamana son of Khvarshaina, a Khwarezmian…
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Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt
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464 BCE
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On the 21st of Kislev, that is day 21 of Mesore, year 6 of Artaxerxes the king, Mahseiah son of Jedaniah, a Jew, hereditary-property-holder in Elephantine the fortress of the detachment of Haumadata…
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Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt
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459 BCE
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When a borrower is asked to pay usury or interest, they frequently use this…
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Abraham Farissol
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Ferrara, Papal States
(Ferrara, Italy)
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ca. 1520
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Chapter 15. In Explanation of Bills of Exchange Called Cambii and of Maritime Insurance
We could have dispensed with the discussion of bills of exchange which are called in Italian cambii since they…
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Yeḥiel Nissim da Pisa
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Pisa, Duchy of Florence
(Pisa, Italy)
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ca. 1570
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In view of the fact that many interfere with their neighbors’ vested rights to have sole privilege of lending money at interest in certain localities, and very often the agency of the non-Jewish…
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The Jewish Communities of Cremona, Venice, and Rome
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Cremona, Spanish Empire
(Cremona, Italy)
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1582
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We, the young ones of the flock, the holy flock here in Izmir, declare: whereas several…
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The Jewish Community of Izmir
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Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
(İzmir, Turkey)
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First Third of the 17th Century
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With regard to beggars who rise up and roam through the countryside (Job 1:7), walking through its length and breadth (Genesis 13:17). They come from a faraway land (Joshua 9:9) and spread out over…
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The Council of the Lands of Lithuania
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1623
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Since there have been a great many requests about matters of taxes, and the gates of wealth and influence are limited, and we have seen that the…
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The Sephardic Community of Fez
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Fez, Kingdom of Morocco
(Fes, Morocco)
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1691
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He who fatally strikes a man shall be put to death. [ . . . ]
He who strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death.
He who kidnaps a man—whether he has sold him or is still holding him…
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