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Jews of Asia
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ASIA MINOR — ASIA MINOR. The westernmost peninsula of Asia, also known as Anatolia. There is no specific information as to when Jews first reached Asia Minor, but it was probably not later than the sixth century B.C.E. Evidence is found in Joel (4:4–6) which… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ASIA — History Jewish history originated in this continent, in the Near Eastern complex of the Fertile Crescent. The journeyings of the patriarchs led from ur of the Chaldees in present day iraq through the Fertile Crescent to egypt . In antiquity,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Asia Minor — • The peninsular mass that the Asiatic continent projects westward of an imaginary line running from the Gulf of Alexandretta (Issus) on the Mediterranean to the vicinity of Trebizond (Trapezus) on the Black Sea Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
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Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean … Universalium
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History of the Jews in Turkey — Jewsref|name|§ have lived in the geographic area of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) for more than 2,400 years. In the later Middle Ages, Ashkenazi Jews migrating to the Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Empire supplemented the original Jewish population of … Wikipedia
