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Gravestone of honorable old lady Sra Rachel, wife of the wealthy citizen the honorable R. Jacob Fernandes Gill, deceased, seventh day of Passover, 22 Nisan 5486
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17th and 18th Centuries
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[This is the grave] of the blessed, revered, and God-fearing Abraham Baruh Henriques, who, in his life, sustained this Holy Synagogue of Nidhe Israel and protected it with…
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(Barbados)
Date:
1700–1750
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Here is a man who revered The Name with love
Whose name was known For his generous spirit
He gave to charity To failing souls
From his pocket and his Until…
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Salonika, Ottoman Empire
(Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
17th and 18th Centuries
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Italics indicate that the text was written in Hebrew, not Portuguese.
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The Jewish Community of Curaçao
Places:
Curaçao, Dutch Colonial Empire
(Curaçao)
Date:
Early 18th Century
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[ . . . May] He lengthen their days and may they be sated . . . recount to YHWH of Teman and His asherah . . .
[ . . . because(?)] YHWH of the Teman, has shown them(?) favor, has bettered their da[ys…
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Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel
(Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)
Date:
Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE