Berechiah
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Berechiah icon is a Jewish name that occurs several times in the Bible
. It is derived from Berakhah
, "blessing".
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
. It is derived from Berakhah
Berakhah
In Judaism, a berakhah, bracha, brokhe is a blessing, usually recited at a specific moment during a ceremony or other activity. The function of a berakhah is to acknowledge God as the source of all blessing...
, "blessing".
Other people with that name
- Berechiah ha-NakdanBerechiah ha-NakdanBerechiah ben Natronai ha-Nakdan, , commonly known as Berachya, was a Jewish exegete, ethical writer, grammarian, translator, poet, and philosopher...
, 13th century writer and fabulist - Berechiah de NicoleBerechiah de NicoleBerechiah de Nicole also known as Benedict fil Mosse, , was a thirteenth century English Tosafist who lived at Lincoln. He was of the well-known Hagin family, and son of Rabbi Moses ben Yom-Tov of London...
, also known as Benedict fil Mosse, a 13th century Tosafist who lived at Lincoln, England. - Berechiah Berak ben Isaac Eisik ShapiraBerechiah Berak ben Isaac Eisik ShapiraBerechiah Berak ben Isaac Eisik Shapira was a Galician preacher who was educated by Nathan Shapira, rabbi of Cracow, and was appointed preacher of that city, where he spent most of his life...
(died 1664), Galician preacher.