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ארמלגוס – Armi-what? 2. Who, what, where and when is Armilus / Armilgus? 3. Does anyone know? The Armilus is virtually unknown to the vast majority of people, even those who are Jewish and consider themselves religious! A handful of Bible scholars have looked up the word in various encyclopedias and then take the person for which it stands about as seriously as do the encyclopedias. If you do not believe this, just ask a rabbi, or any person who professes to have a knowledge or interest in the Jewish religion, about Armilus ("the Jewish Anti-Messiah" or "the last evil king against Israel and the Messiah"). I am willing to bet that they either look completely bewildered, or look at you like you should be put in an asylum! Many believe the Anti-Messiah or anti-Christ is a Christian concept, having nothing to do with Judaism. This is not [...]
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ראש חודש אייר Rosh Chodesh is the two day period in the diaspora, (one day in Israel) welcoming the new month as the new moon appears. The Torah refers to it as the second month when counting from the month of Nissan. In Melachim 1(Kings 1) 6:1 Ziv’s connotation is radian ...
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