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Beḳiin

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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A small town in Palestine, between Jabneh and Lydda. It is mentioned as the seat of a Talmudical school founded by R. Joshua ben Hananiah during the reign of Gamaliel II. (Bab. Sanh. 32b; Yer. Ḥag. 1:75d; Tosef., Soṭah, 7:9).

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  • Neubauer, La Géographie du Talmud, p. 81.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Beḳiin'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​b/bea3iin.html. 1901.
 
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