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Tapestries: Explorations of the Five Megillot
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1848:
1847:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1821:
1819:
1815:
1814:
1812:
1811:
1806:
1804:Rose of Sharon
1801:
1796:
1790:
1788:
1784:
1783:
1781:
1780:
1778:Queen of Sheba
1775:
1770:
1765:
1760:
1754:
1752:
1748:
1747:
1745:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1704:
1699:
1694:
1689:
1684:
1678:
1676:
1672:
1671:
1669:
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1627:
1625:
1616:
1615:
1608:
1607:
1600:
1593:
1585:
1579:
1578:
1572:
1557:
1554:
1551:
1550:
1543:
1522:
1503:
1486:
1469:
1454:
1436:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1408:
1407:
1400:
1397:
1370:
1367:
1354:
1351:
1319:
1316:
1302:Book of Esther
1297:
1294:
1273:
1270:
1244:
1241:
1214:
1211:
1190:Passover Seder
1182:Mizrahi Jewish
1170:Shir ha-Shirim
1154:
1151:
1122:
1121:Liturgical use
1119:
1102:
1099:
1083:Book of Esther
1020:
1019:
1017:
1016:
1009:
1002:
994:
991:
990:
984:
983:
980:
979:
974:
973:
972:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
938:
937:
931:
930:
929:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
890:
889:
885:
884:
883:
882:
877:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
828:
821:
820:
817:
816:
811:
810:
809:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
745:
744:
742:Minor prophets
738:
737:
736:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
707:
706:
704:Major prophets
698:
691:
690:
687:
686:
682:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
655:
654:
647:
646:
643:
642:
638:
637:
632:
627:
622:
620:1–2 Chronicles
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
591:
590:
583:
582:
579:
578:
574:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
547:
546:
539:
538:
531:
530:
528:(Christianity)
521:
520:
517:
516:
511:
510:
507:
506:
505:Divre Hayyamim
503:
497:
496:
493:
487:
486:
483:
473:
472:
468:
467:
464:
463:
460:
454:
453:
450:
444:
443:
440:
434:
433:
430:
424:
423:
420:
410:
409:
397:
396:
393:
392:
389:
383:
382:
379:
373:
372:
369:
359:
358:
352:
339:
338:
335:
334:
329:
328:
326:
325:
320:
315:
310:
305:
300:
295:
290:
285:
280:
275:
270:
264:
261:
260:
254:
253:
250:
249:
246:
240:
239:
236:
230:
229:
226:
216:
215:
209:
208:
205:
204:
201:
195:
194:
191:
185:
184:
181:
175:
174:
171:
161:
160:
152:
139:
138:
135:
134:
129:
128:
125:
119:
118:
115:
109:
108:
105:
99:
98:
95:
89:
88:
85:
77:
64:
63:
56:
55:
46:
45:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3391:
3380:
3377:
3376:
3374:
3361:
3356:
3350:
3347:
3345:
3339:
3337:
3331:
3329:
3326:
3325:
3323:
3319:
3313:
3307:
3305:
3299:
3297:
3291:
3289:
3283:
3281:
3275:
3273:
3272:Five Megillot
3270:
3268:
3265:
3264:
3262:
3258:
3252:
3249:
3247:
3244:
3242:
3239:
3237:
3234:
3233:
3231:
3229:
3225:
3220:
3210:
3207:
3205:
3202:
3201:
3199:
3195:
3190:
3186:
3178:
3173:
3171:
3166:
3164:
3159:
3158:
3155:
3143:
3140:
3139:
3137:
3133:
3127:
3124:
3122:
3119:
3117:
3114:
3113:
3111:
3107:
3101:
3098:
3096:
3093:
3091:
3088:
3086:
3083:
3081:
3080:Five Megillot
3078:
3076:
3075:Esther Rabbah
3073:
3072:
3070:
3066:
3060:
3057:
3055:
3052:
3050:
3047:
3046:
3044:
3040:
3034:
3031:
3029:
3026:
3024:
3021:
3019:
3016:
3014:
3011:
3009:
3006:
3004:
3001:
2999:
2996:
2994:
2991:
2989:
2986:
2985:
2983:
2979:
2973:
2970:
2968:
2965:
2963:
2960:
2958:
2955:
2954:
2952:
2948:
2942:
2939:
2937:
2934:
2932:
2929:
2927:
2924:
2922:
2919:
2917:
2914:
2912:
2909:
2907:
2904:
2902:
2899:
2897:
2894:
2893:
2891:
2889:
2886:
2882:
2878:
2871:
2866:
2864:
2859:
2857:
2852:
2851:
2848:
2836:
2833:
2831:
2828:
2826:
2823:
2821:
2818:
2816:
2815:Latin Vulgate
2813:
2811:
2808:
2806:
2803:
2802:
2800:
2796:
2790:
2787:
2785:
2784:Five Megillot
2782:
2780:
2777:
2776:
2774:
2770:
2764:
2761:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2746:
2745:
2743:
2739:
2733:
2730:
2728:
2725:
2724:
2722:
2718:
2712:
2709:
2708:
2706:
2702:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2682:
2679:
2677:
2674:
2672:
2669:
2667:
2664:
2662:
2659:
2657:
2654:
2652:
2649:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2639:
2637:
2634:
2633:
2631:
2629:
2625:
2622:
2620:
2616:
2612:
2605:
2600:
2598:
2593:
2591:
2586:
2585:
2582:
2567:
2563:
2560:
2557:
2553:
2549:
2543:
2539:
2536:
2531:
2521:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2507:
2497:
2496:
2494:
2491:
2487:
2479:
2475:
2472:←
2471:
2470:
2465:
2459:
2456:
2454:
2451:
2449:
2446:
2444:
2441:
2439:
2438:Latin Vulgate
2436:
2434:
2431:
2429:
2426:
2425:
2423:
2419:
2413:
2410:
2409:
2407:
2403:
2397:
2394:
2393:
2391:
2387:
2381:
2378:
2376:
2373:
2372:
2370:
2366:
2360:
2357:
2355:
2352:
2351:
2349:
2345:
2339:
2336:
2334:
2331:
2330:
2328:
2324:
2320:
2313:
2308:
2306:
2301:
2299:
2294:
2293:
2290:
2278:
2275:
2273:
2270:
2268:
2265:
2263:
2260:
2258:
2257:Latin Vulgate
2255:
2253:
2250:
2248:
2245:
2244:
2242:
2238:
2232:
2229:
2227:
2224:
2223:
2221:
2217:
2210:
2209:
2205:
2202:
2201:
2197:
2194:
2193:
2189:
2186:
2185:
2181:
2177:
2176:
2174:
2170:
2163:
2159:
2156:
2154:
2151:
2149:
2146:
2145:
2143:
2139:
2133:
2130:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2113:
2110:
2108:
2105:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2095:
2093:
2090:
2088:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2070:
2068:
2065:
2063:
2060:
2058:
2055:
2053:
2050:
2048:
2045:
2043:
2040:
2038:
2035:
2034:
2032:
2028:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2013:
2010:
2009:
2007:
2003:
1999:
1992:
1987:
1985:
1980:
1978:
1973:
1972:
1969:
1957:
1954:
1952:
1949:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1937:
1934:
1932:
1929:
1928:
1926:
1922:
1916:
1913:
1911:
1908:
1906:
1903:
1901:
1898:
1896:
1893:
1892:
1890:
1886:
1880:
1878:
1877:Song of Songs
1874:
1872:
1871:
1867:
1865:
1863:
1859:
1858:
1856:
1852:
1846:
1843:
1841:
1840:Five Megillot
1838:
1836:
1833:
1831:
1828:
1826:
1823:
1822:
1820:
1816:
1810:
1807:
1805:
1802:
1800:
1797:
1795:
1792:
1791:
1789:
1785:
1779:
1776:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1764:
1761:
1759:
1756:
1755:
1753:
1749:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1679:
1677:
1673:
1667:
1664:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1628:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1617:
1613:
1612:Song of Songs
1606:
1601:
1599:
1594:
1592:
1587:
1586:
1583:
1575:
1569:
1565:
1560:
1559:
1546:
1544:0-8028-0660-0
1540:
1536:
1532:
1526:
1517:
1513:
1507:
1499:
1493:
1491:
1482:
1476:
1474:
1465:
1458:
1450:
1443:
1441:
1432:
1431:
1426:
1420:
1416:
1406:
1403:
1402:
1396:
1394:
1390:
1386:
1382:
1380:
1376:
1366:
1364:
1360:
1350:
1348:
1344:
1340:
1335:
1333:
1329:
1325:
1315:
1313:
1303:
1293:
1291:
1287:
1278:
1269:
1267:
1263:
1259:
1250:
1240:
1238:
1237:
1232:
1231:
1220:
1210:
1208:
1204:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1191:
1187:
1183:
1179:
1175:
1171:
1164:
1160:
1159:Song of Songs
1153:Song of Songs
1150:
1148:
1144:
1140:
1132:
1127:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1110:
1109:
1108:Midrash Rabba
1095:
1090:
1086:
1084:
1080:
1076:
1072:
1068:
1067:Song of Songs
1064:
1060:
1056:
1052:
1048:
1043:
1035:
1031:
1030:Five Megillot
1027:
1015:
1010:
1008:
1003:
1001:
996:
995:
993:
992:
989:
986:
985:
970:
969:Broader canon
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
941:
940:
939:
936:
933:
932:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
893:
892:
891:
888:Orthodox only
887:
886:
881:
878:
876:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
833:
832:
831:
825:
819:
818:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
748:
747:
746:
743:
740:
739:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
710:
709:
708:
705:
702:
701:
695:
689:
688:
680:
679:Song of Songs
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
656:
651:
645:
644:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
592:
587:
581:
580:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
548:
543:
537:
536:
533:
532:
526:
525:Old Testament
523:
522:
504:
502:
498:
494:
492:
491:Ezra–Nehemiah
488:
484:
482:
478:
475:
474:
470:
469:
461:
459:
455:
451:
449:
445:
441:
439:
435:
431:
429:
425:
422:Shir Hashirim
421:
419:
418:Song of Songs
415:
412:
411:
408:
404:
399:
398:
390:
388:
384:
380:
378:
374:
370:
368:
364:
361:
360:
356:
355:
350:
344:
337:
336:
324:
321:
319:
316:
314:
311:
309:
306:
304:
301:
299:
296:
294:
291:
289:
286:
284:
281:
279:
276:
274:
271:
269:
266:
265:
263:
262:
259:
256:
255:
247:
245:
241:
237:
235:
231:
227:
225:
221:
218:
217:
214:
211:
210:
202:
200:
196:
192:
190:
186:
182:
180:
176:
172:
170:
166:
163:
162:
159:
156:
155:
150:
144:
137:
136:
126:
124:
120:
116:
114:
110:
106:
104:
100:
96:
94:
90:
86:
84:
80:
75:
73:(Instruction)
69:
62:
61:
58:
57:
51:
48:
47:
43:
39:
38:
33:
19:
3311:(guide text)
3271:
3090:Targum Sheni
3079:
2805:Hebrew Bible
2789:Poetic Books
2783:
2611:Ecclesiastes
2566:Hebrew Bible
2546:
2490:Hebrew Bible
2486:Book of Ruth
2428:Hebrew Bible
2389:Translations
2247:Hebrew Bible
2206:
2198:
2190:
2183:
2179:
1998:Book of Ruth
1931:Hebrew Bible
1876:
1868:
1861:
1845:Poetic Books
1839:
1727:Mount Hermon
1563:
1534:
1525:
1515:
1506:
1457:
1448:
1428:
1419:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1374:
1372:
1356:
1353:Cantillation
1338:
1336:
1331:
1324:cantillation
1321:
1299:
1285:
1277:Ecclesiastes
1275:
1272:Ecclesiastes
1261:
1257:
1246:
1243:Lamentations
1234:
1228:
1219:Book of Ruth
1216:
1200:
1197:Italian Jews
1194:
1169:
1156:
1138:
1136:
1130:
1112:
1106:
1104:
1079:Ecclesiastes
1071:Book of Ruth
1063:Hebrew Bible
1050:
1046:
1029:
1026:Five Scrolls
1025:
1023:
988:Bible portal
873: /
723:Lamentations
674:Ecclesiastes
448:Ecclesiastes
438:Lamentations
402:
400:
342:
142:
67:
50:Hebrew Bible
3295:(doorposts)
3267:Sefer Torah
3251:Ktav Ashuri
3116:Papyrus 967
3109:Manuscripts
2226:Ruth Rabbah
1888:Manuscripts
1862:The Beloved
1794:Ivory tower
1512:Rosten, Leo
1094:micrography
921:4 Maccabees
916:3 Maccabees
856:2 Maccabees
851:1 Maccabees
571:Deuteronomy
123:Deuteronomy
3236:Duchsustus
2810:Septuagint
2542:Protestant
2433:Septuagint
2252:Septuagint
1936:Septuagint
1879:(Tschirch)
1864:(Rossetti)
1425:"Megillah"
1411:References
1369:Other uses
1328:Vilna Gaon
1266:Tisha B'Av
1180:. In most
1174:Ashkenazim
1167:שיר השירים
1038:חמש מגילות
610:1–2 Samuel
586:Historical
542:Pentateuch
501:Chronicles
471:Historical
348:(Writings)
148:(Prophets)
3303:(amulets)
3301:Tefillin
3260:Documents
3228:Ktav Stam
2993:Ahasuerus
2711:Jerusalem
2333:Jerusalem
2195:(cantata)
2052:Elimelech
2037:Amminadab
2012:Bethlehem
1768:Shulamite
1758:Amminadib
1707:Jerusalem
1373:The term
1347:Sephardic
1334:as well.
1143:synagogue
911:Psalm 151
801:Zechariah
791:Zephaniah
694:Prophetic
615:1–2 Kings
561:Leviticus
406:(Scrolls)
318:Zechariah
308:Zephaniah
248:Yekhezqel
238:Yirmeyahu
228:Yeshayahu
103:Leviticus
53:(Judaism)
3373:Category
3335:(serifs)
3293:Mezuzot
3277:Ketubot
3068:Analysis
3023:Mordecai
2957:Ethiopia
2896:Esther 1
2888:chapters
2772:Analysis
2748:Qoheleth
2628:Chapters
2552:Catholic
2405:Analysis
2375:Acrostic
2219:See also
1818:Analysis
1687:Damascus
1623:chapters
1533:(1992),
1514:(1968),
1399:See also
1395:. p.21.
1379:megillah
1375:megillah
1339:megillot
1332:megillot
1207:Passover
1178:Passover
1139:megillot
1131:megillot
1081:and the
964:Josippon
949:Jubilees
901:2 Esdras
896:1 Esdras
786:Habakkuk
718:Jeremiah
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