A child born of a Jewish father is only a Jew if they go through conversion although some more liberal Jews consider him a Jew if he was raised Jewish. ... The father also blesses the reading of the Torah and prays for the health of his wife and new child. If a girl is born, the father names her at this time. ... Their name will often be a combination of the child's name and the father's name. ... This is the redemption of the first born son on his 31st day of life by paying five silver dollars to a Kohein, a priest that is a direct descendant of Aaron. ...

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IF THE PART OF THE DOUGH OFFERED AS FIRST FRUITS IS HOLY, THEN THE WHOLE BRANCH IS HOLY; AND IF THE ROOT IS HOLY, THEN THE BRANCHES ARE ALSO HOLY DO NOT BOAST OVER THE BRANCHES. ... THE JEWS REPLIED [JOHN 18:31] MY FOLLOWERS WOULD BE FIGHTING TO KEEP ME FROM BEING HANDED OVER TO THE JEWS [JOHN 18:36] HE WENT OUT TO THE JEWS AGAIN [JOHN 18:38] THE JEWS ANSWERED HIM, "WE HAVE A LAW, AND ACCORDING TO THAT LAW HE OUGHT TO DIE BECAUSE HE HAS CLAIMED TO BE THE SON OF GOD." ... AND MOSES UNDERSTOOD AND CAST THE TWO TABLES OUT OF HIS HANDS, AND THEIR COVENANT WAS BROKEN, IN ORDER THAT THE COVENANT...

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Return to Jerusalem After fifty years of exile in Babylon, a small group of devoted Jews, probably fewer than 50,000, returned to their holy city. ... King Antiochus IV became the king of Syria beginning 175 B.C after his father Antiochus III passed on the responsibilities too King Antiochus IV. ... This meant major changes as stated above, his father King Antiochus III had granted the people the rights of their ancestral worship but, the changes cause the Maccabees Revolt (66 C.E) The 65 CE Revolt (Natalies Part) Josephus was born Joseph ben Mattathia in 37 C.E. in Jerusalem of a priest...

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