=Samuel I Abrabanel= (Juan de Sevilla), Almoxarif to Henry II de
Trastamare, =4=, 138, 169.
exerts himself in behalf of the Jews, =4=, 139-40.
patron of Menachem ben Aaron, =4=, 145.
accepts baptism, =4=, 169.
delegate of the Spanish Jews to Martin V, =4=, 219.
grandfather of Isaac Abrabanel, =4=, 337.
=Samuel II Abrabanel= (1473-1550), son of Isaac, student at Salonica,
=4=, 340, 385.
eminence of, =4=, 409.
as financier, =4=, 409.
beneficence of, =4=, 409.
wife of, =4=, 409-10.
patron of Jewish learning, =4=, 410.
advises the Jews to leave Naples, =4=, 543.
settles in Ferrara, =4=, 544.
=Samuel Alvalensi=, Spanish exile, prominent in Fez, =4=, 390.
disciple of, =4=, 392.
=Samuel Çarça=, on the condition of the Jews of Castile, =4=, 137.
comments on Abraham Ibn-Ezra’s Pentateuch commentary, =4=, 144.
=Samuel Cohen ben Daniel=, head of the Bagdad academy, Maimunist, =3=,
633.
=Samuel Franco=, Kabbalist in Salonica, =4=, 405.
=Samuel Halevi=, delegate of the Spanish Jews to Martin V, =4=, 219.
=Samuel Halevi=, invents a water-clock, =3=, 594.
=Samuel (Ishmael) Halevi Ibn-Nagrela= (Nagid, 993-1055), consults Haï
Gaon, =3=, 252, 260.
accomplishments of, =3=, 254-5.
taught by Chanoch and Chayuj, =3=, 255.
leaves Cordova and settles in Malaga, =3=, 255.
linguistic attainments of, =3=, 255.
master of Arabic calligraphy, =3=, 255.
private secretary to the vizir, =3=, 256.
minister to Habus, =3=, 256-7.
poem by, addressed to Habus, =3=, 257.
gentleness of, =3=, 257.
plots to depose, =3=, 258.
partisan of Badis, =3=, 258.
vizir under Badis, =3=, 258.
formulas of Moslem rulers used by, =3=, 259.
exercises authority over the Granada congregations, =3=, 259.
writes a methodology of the Talmud, =3=, 259.
writes a commentary on the Talmud, =3=, 259.
as poet, =3=, 259-60.
as patron of learning, =3=, 260.
as grammarian, =3=, 261.
hostile to Ibn-Janach, =3=, 262, 313.
patron of Ibn-Gebirol, =3=, 268.
eulogized by Joseph ben Chasdaï, =3=, 273.
poem by, in praise of Joseph ben Chasdaï, =3=, 274.
death of, =3=, 274.
son of, =3=, 274.
patron of Isaac ben Baruch Albalia, =3=, 283.
patron of Isaac Ibn-Giat, =3=, 284.
unique figure in Spanish Jewish history, =3=, 313.
employs the father of Moses Ibn-Ezra, =3=, 319.
research of, furnishes material for Abraham Ibn-Daud’s history, =3=,
366.
=Samuel Lisbona.= _See_ Lisbona, Samuel.
=Samuel Nagid.= _See_ Samuel Halevi Ibn-Nagrela.
=Samuel Shulam=, physician, historical works by, =4=, 608.
=Samuel Sidillo=, scholar, Spanish exile at Cairo, =4=, 392.
=Samuel Sulami=, patron of Jewish learning, =4=, 25-6.
in correspondence with Solomon ben Adret, =4=, 26.
censured for harboring Levi of Villefranche, =4=, 29.
=Samuel Vital=, publishes his father’s Kabbalistic visions, =5=, 53.
superintends Chelebi’s penances, =5=, 125.
=Samuel Zacuto=, son of Abraham, escapes from Portugal, =4=, 378.
=Samuges=, king of Assyria, defection of the nations from, =1=, 287.
=Samun=, rabbi of Leghorn, recalls his approval of the Reform
movement, =5=, 571.
=Sanaa= (Usal), Israelitish trading station at, =3=, 54.
prince of the Jews of Talmas in, =3=, 437.
=Sanballat=, leader of the Samaritans, qualities of, =1=, 362.
hostility of, to the Judæans under Ezra, =1=, 369-70.
attacks Jerusalem, =1=, 371.
chagrined at Nehemiah’s appointment, =1=, 374.
disturbs Nehemiah’s work, =1=, 375.
intrigues against Nehemiah, =1=, 375-6.
daughter of, =1=, 383, 386.
projects a Temple on Mount Gerizim, =1=, 389-90.
invites settlers to Samaria, =1=, 391.
=San Benito=, the garment of the victims of the Inquisition, =4=,
317, 327.
=Sanchez, Juan Perez=, Marrano, tries to suppress the Inquisition in
Aragon, =4=, 329.
plots against Pedro Arbues, =4=, 329.
=Sancho IV=, son of Alfonso X, rebels against his father, =3=, 616.
Jews of Castile under, =3=, 616-17.
regulates the taxation of the Jews, =3=, 617.
Todros Abulafia at the court of, =4=, 2.
=Sancho Ramirez=, king of Leon, concludes a treaty with Abdul-Rahman
III, =3=, 216.
=Sancta Anastasia, cardinal de=, favorably inclined towards the
Portuguese Marranos, =4=, 379.
=Sand, Karl=, assassin of Kotzebue, =5=, 528, 530, 533.
=Sangisa=, sister of Pope John XXII, hostile to the Jews, =4=, 61.
=San Martin, Juan de=, inquisitor appointed by Sixtus IV, =4=,
312, 323.
censured by Sixtus IV, =4=, 318.
=San Miguel=, the order of, awarded to Enriquez de Paz, =5=, 110.
=Sans-Souci=, Mendelssohn at, =5=, 302.
=Santa-Cruz, Gaspard de=, Marrano, dishonored after his death,
=4=, 331-2.
=Santarem=, Jewish center in Portugal, =4=, 159.
refuge of Leonora of Portugal, =4=, 160.
=Santas.= _See_ Joseph ben Isaac Ibn-Abitur.
=Sante-Fé, Francisco de=, Marrano, martyrdom of, =4=, 331.
=San Thomas=, children of Spanish exiles sent to, =4=, 371.
=Santiago de Compostela=, autos-da-fé in, =5=, 91.
=Santob de Carrion= (1300-1350), Spanish Jewish poet, =4=, 87, 114-15.
style of, =4=, 115.
rebukes the king and wealthy Jews, =4=, 115.
=Saporta.= _See_ Enoch Saporta; Samuel ben Abraham Saporta.
=Saragossa=, early traces of Jews near, =3=, 42.
Cordova Jews emigrate to, =3=, 255.
Ibn-Janach settles at, =3=, 262.
Ibn-Gebirol banished from, =3=, 268.
a Jewish vizir at, =3=, 280.
Ibn-Kamnial at, =3=, 312.
conquered by Alfonso I of Aragon, =3=, 316.
capital of Aragon, =3=, 387.
first victims of the Inquisition in Aragon fall in, =4=, 329.
Jews disappear from, =4=, 354.
=Saragossa, the Jews of=, censured by Ibn-Gebirol for neglecting
Hebrew, =3=, 267.
try to prevent the execution of the decree concerning Jew
badges, =3=, 513.
Maimunists, =3=, 536-7.
converted by Vincent Ferrer, =4=, 206, 214.
=Saragossa, the Marranos of=, plot against Arbues, =4=, 330.
protected by Alfonso of Aragon, =4=, 330.
slaughtered, =4=, 331-2.
=Saragossi.= _See_ Joseph Saragossi.
=Sarah=, wife of Abraham, buried in Machpelah, =1=, 4.
in the Zohar, =4=, 23.
=Sarah Zevi=, suffering of, during the Chmielnicki massacres,
=5=, 128-9.
declares herself to be the destined wife of the Messiah, =5=, 129.
brought from Leghorn to Cairo, =5=, 129.
marries Sabbataï Zevi, =5=, 129.
immorality of, =5=, 130, 135.
at Abydos, =5=, 149.
accepts Islam, =5=, 154.
=Saramalla=, a rich Judæan of Antioch, assists Herod, =2=, 87.
=Saraph-Bashi=, Egyptian title, =5=, 124.
=Sardes=, the goddess of love worshiped in, =1=, 408.
=Sardinia=, Roman Judæans banished to, =2=, 136-7.
the Jewish community in, in the sixth century, =3=, 28.
=Sardinia=, the Jews of, protected by Gregory I, =3=, 33.
proclamation expelling, =4=, 347.
=Sarepta= (Zarephath), Elijah dwells in, =1=, 203.
=Sariel=, name of a Sefirah, =4=, 17.
=Sarkel=, Chazar fortress, taken by Sviatislav, =3=, 222.
=Sarmatia=, rebels against Hadrian, =2=, 399.
=Sarrão, Thomé=, Portuguese Marrano leader, =4=, 516.
=Sarsar=, meeting place of Kohen-Zedek and David ben Zaccaï, =3=, 186.
=Sar Shalom=, rabbi of the Persian congregations, =3=, 434.
=Sartaba.= _See_ Alexandrion.
=Saruk, Israel=, introduces the Luryan Kabbala into Italy and
Holland, =5=, 54.
=Sason=, Prussian consul, protects the Jews of Beyrout, =5=, 641.
=Sasportas=, the family of, distinguished in Oran, =5=, 169.
=Sasportas, Jacob=, scholar, accompanies Manasseh ben Israel to
England, =5=, 38.
rabbi of London, =5=, 50.
opposes the Sabbatian movement, =5=, 138, 141, 150, 161.
tries to expose Sabbataï’s roguery, =5=, 151.
=Sasportas, Jacob=, zealous for the emancipation of the Dutch
Jews, =5=, 455.
=Sassanides=, the, dynasty of, established by Ardashir, =2=, 523.
=Satan=, beginning of the belief in, =2=, 170.
=Satanov=, Sabbatians before the council of rabbis at, =5=, 276.
=Satanow, Isaac=, one of the Measfim, =5=, 400.
=Satire=, the favorite burden of Jewish Andalusian poetry, =3=, 224.
=Satirical romance=, the, in Hebrew poetry, =3=, 559.
=Saturnalia=, the, Jews have no intercourse with the heathen
before, =2=, 477.
=Saubert, John=, translator of Templo’s work, =5=, 115.
=Saul=, choice of, as king, =1=, 83.
qualities of, =1=, 83.
discontent with, =1=, 83.
son of. _See_ Jonathan.
offends Samuel at Gilgal, =1=, 86.
condemns Jonathan to death, =1=, 88-9.
at Gibeah, =1=, 89-90.
defeats the Ammonites, =1=, 89-90.
homage paid to, at Gilgal, =1=, 90.
creates new offices, =1=, 91.
defeats Agag, =1=, 91-2.
beginning of the madness of, =1=, 93-4.
orders a massacre of the Gibeonites, =1=, 94.
royal ostentation of, =1=, 94-5.
permits David to fight with Goliath, =1=, 97.
invites David to his court, =1=, 98.
fears David as a rival, =1=, 99.
attempts David’s life, =1=, 99.
murders the descendants of Eli, =1=, 100.
consults the witch of Endor, =1=, 103.
death of the sons of, =1=, 103.
death of, =1=, 103.
body of, dishonored by the Philistines, =1=, 104.
remains of, buried, =1=, 124.
Israelites under, settle in the Hejas, =3=, 54.
favorite character of the Puritans, =5=, 26.
=Saul=, member of the Herodian family, wickedness of, =2=, 236.
accuses Gessius Florus before Nero, =2=, 268.
=Saul of Tarsus.= _See_ Paul, apostle.
=Saul=, son of Anan ben David, succeeds him, =3=, 136.
=Saul Astruc Cohen=, physician in Tlemçen, =4=, 198.
protects Marrano fugitives, =4=, 199.
=Saul Cohen Ashkenasi=, disciple of Elias del Medigo, =4=, 293.
letter to, from Isaac Abrabanel, =4=, 386.
pure style of, =4=, 389.
=Saurim=, brother of Raba bar Joseph, heartlessness of, =2=, 588.
=Savoy=, Oran Jews settle in, =5=, 169.
=Savoy, the Jews of=, charged with well poisoning, =4=, 103-4.
during Vincent Ferrer’s crusade, =4=, 218.
privileges of, confirmed by Martin V, =4=, 219.
=Saxon emperors=, the, position of the Jews under, =3=, 241, 242-3.
=Saxony=, the Jews of, under heavy restrictions, =5=, 509.
=Sbaráz=, battle of, between Cossacks and Poles, =5=, 12.
=Scaliger, Joseph=, philologist, tolerance of, =4=, 685.
quickens learning, =5=, 20.
devotes himself to Rabbinical literature, =5=, 21.
introduces Rabbinical literature to Christians, =5=, 179.
=Scaurus=, legate of Pompey in Syria, attacks Aretas, =2=, 70.
called upon to arbitrate between Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II,
=2=, 61-2.
commands Aretas to raise the siege of Jerusalem, =2=, 62.
bribed to favor Hyrcanus II, =2=, 62.
=Schaffhausen=, the Jews of, charged with well poisoning, =4=, 105.
=Schiller=, expresses regard for Solomon Maimon, =5=, 409.
=Schimmelpennik=, Grand Pensioner of the Batavian Republic, appoints
Jews to public offices, =5=, 458.
=Schlegel, Frederick=, character of, =5=, 423-4.
union of, with Dorothea Mendelssohn, =5=, 424.
representative of the romantic school, =5=, 515, 516.
=Schleiermacher=, intimacy of, with Henrietta Herz, =5=, 423.
hostile to Judaism, =5=, 426-7, 428.
refuses to acknowledge the Jewish origin of Christianity, =5=, 426.
ill-will of, towards Jews, =5=, 462.
=Schmidt=, Bremen deputy to the Congress of Vienna, opposes the
emancipation of the Jews, =5=, 519.
=Schmidt= of Hildburghausen, defends the Jews, =5=, 522.
=Scholastic philosophy=, the, and Ibn-Gebirol’s works, =3=, 270-1.
influenced by the “Guide of the Perplexed,” =3=, 486.
studied by Leone Romano, =4=, 69.
quoted by Jewish preachers in the fifteenth century, =4=, 232.
=Schools, elementary=, established in Judæa by Joshua ben
Gamala, =2=, 249.
in Spain by the law of Avila, =4=, 229.
=Schools for young men=, origin of, in Palestine, =1=, 396.
reorganized by Simon ben Shetach, =2=, 50-1.
lack of, in Galilee, =2=, 148.
in Asia Minor and Egypt, =2=, 357-8.
in Judæa inspected by order of Judah III, =2=, 532.
at Sora established by Chasda, =2=, 553.
in Palestine in the sixth century, =3=, 12.
at Yathrib, =3=, 59.
founded in the West by emissaries from Sora, =3=, 208.
in Amsterdam, =4=, 681-2.
in Rotterdam, =4=, 685.
_See under_ Education for other headings.
=Schools, secular=, founded by Jews, in Trieste, =5=, 369-70.
in Prague, =5=, 371.
in Berlin, =5=, 405, 416.
in Tarnopol, =5=, 612.
in Egypt, =5=, 664.
=Schools, the, of the prophets=, =1=, 205, 234.
=Schor, Elisha=, Frankist, =5=, 275.
draws up the Frankist confession of faith, =5=, 280.
=Schudt=, author of “Jewish Curiosities,” =5=, 549.
=Schurmann, Anna Maria=, student of Hebrew literature, =5=, 21.
“=Schutzjuden.=” _See_ Protection-Jews.
=Schwager=, preacher, on the emancipation of the Jews, =5=, 358.
=Schwarz, Peter=, apostate, maligns the Jews, =4=, 301.
motives of, suspected by Reuchlin, =4=, 442.
=Schweidnitz, the Jews of=, engaged in money-lending, =4=, 260.
charged with host desecration, =4=, 261.
=Science=, promoted by Judaism during the Middle Ages, =3=, 146, 187.
=Science, the study of=, by Jews, advocated by Jonathan of
Lünel, =3=, 397.
opposition to, at the end of the thirteenth century, =4=,
27-34, 37-45.
ban against, =4=, 39-40.
controversy on, continued at Perpignan, =4=, 50-1.
baneful effect of the ban against, =4=, 143.
opposition to, in the fourteenth century, =5=, 147.
_See also_ Maimunist controversy, the.
=Science of Judaism=, the, subserves the Reform movement, =5=, 627.
“=Scientific Journal, The=,” the tone of, =5=, 625.
founder of, =5=, 626.
inculcates self-respect, =5=, 626.
recalls the Karaites, =5=, 626.
=Scipio=, follower of Pompey, has Alexander, son of Aristobulus II,
beheaded, =2=, 75.
=Scopas=, an Ætolian, takes Jerusalem, =1=, 432.
garrisons the Baris, =1=, 433.
routed by the Syrians near Panion, =1=, 433.
=Scopus Zophim=, camp of Titus, =2=, 302.
=Scotus.= _See_ Duns Scotus.
“=Scourge of the Jews=,” name given to John of Capistrano, =4=, 260.
=Scribes=, the. _See_ Sopherim, the.
=Scriptures=, the, written with Assyrian characters, =1=, 395-6.
studied in the schools of Judæa, =2=, 50-1.
allegorical interpretation of, by the Judæo-Alexandrian school,
=2=, 208-9.
as interpreted by Paul, =2=, 230.
canon of, completed, =2=, 344.
translated into Greek by Akylas, =2=, 385, 386-7.
Chiya bar Abba ignorant of, =2=, 536.
translations of, =2=, 581-2.
studied in Palestine under Theodosius II, =2=, 623-5.
the Latin translation of, =2=, 625.
incorrect explanation of, favored by the Talmud, =2=, 633.
vowel-points and accents introduced into, =3=, 7.
use of translations of, ordered by Justinian I, =3=, 14-15.
knowledge of, among the Arabian Jews, =3=, 59.
love for, among the Arabs, =3=, 59.
Mahomet’s doctrines borrowed from, =3=, 72.
study of, revived among Jews under Mahometan influence, =3=, 111-12.
rendered comprehensible by the introduction of vowel points, =3=,
112.
study of, stimulates poetic composition, =3=, 118.
studied by the Jews of Arabia, =3=, 119-20.
replaced by the Talmud, =3=, 128.
a return to the letter of, advocated by Anan ben David, =3=, 130.
study of, stimulated by Anan ben David, =3=, 133.
ardently studied by the Karaites, =3=, 136.
commentators on, among the Karaites, =3=, 136.
neglected by the Rabbanites, =3=, 189.
translated into Arabic by Saadiah, =3=, 189-90.
trustworthiness of, doubted in Saadiah’s time, =3=, 198.
the Ben-Asher copies of, =3=, 207.
the Massoretic text of, now in use, =3=, 207.
the oldest copy of, in Spain destroyed, =3=, 387.
the distortion of, by the Kabbalists, =3=, 556.
verses of, happily used by the fabulists, =3=, 560.
as interpreted in the Zohar, =4=, 15-16.
as explained by the mystics and the philosophers, =4=, 23-4.
study of, neglected in Spain in the fourteenth century, =4=, 91.
study of, neglected in Spain in the fifteenth century, =4=,
231, 234.
concordance of, by Isaac Nathan ben Kalonymos, =4=, 234-5.
taught to Karaites by Rabbanites, =4=, 269.
in Hebrew declared heretical, =4=, 444-5.
German translation of, by Luther, =4=, 469, 475.
study of, encouraged by Luther and Reuchlin, =4=, 474-5.
translated into the European languages, =4=, 475, 540.
in Hebrew, demand for copies of, =4=, 475-6.
studied by Marranos, =4=, 485.
Ferrara Spanish edition of, dedicated to Gracia Mendesia, =4=, 576.
translated into Polish, =4=, 647.
polyglot edition of, published by Arias Montano, =4=, 651.
study of, declines under the influence of the Polish Talmudists,
=5=, 17.
neglect of, among Jews, =5=, 327.
studied by German Jews, =5=, 395.
French translation of, projected, =5=, 449.
Heine’s admiration for, =5=, 553-4.
translation of, by Sachs, =5=, 693.
_See also_ Law, the; Old Testament, the; Pentateuch, the; _and
under the various books_.
=Scriptures, the, commentary on=, by Abraham Ibn-Ezra, =3=, 370-3.
by Abulsari Sahal ben Mazliach Kohen, =3=, 204.
by Isaac Abrabanel, =4=, 342.
by Jephet Ibn-Ali Halevi, =3=, 206.
by Joseph ben Isaac Kimchi, =3=, 392.
by Joseph Kara, =3=, 345.
by Moses ben Nachman, =3=, 607.
by Rashi, =3=, 288.
by Saadiah, =3=, 189-90.
by Samuel ben Meïr, =3=, 345.
by Shemarya Ikriti, =4=, 70.
by Solomon ben Yerucham, =3=, 206.
by Yizchaki, =3=, 273.
_See_ Law, the, commentary on.
=Scriptures, the, exegesis of.= _See_ Exegesis of the Bible.
=Scriptures, the, translations of.= _See under_ Translation.
=Scrutinium Scriptuarum=, polemic against Judaism by Solomon
Levi, =4=, 233.
=Scythians=, the, invade Media, Assyria, and Philistia, =1=, 287.
bribed by Psammetich of Egypt, =1=, 287.
ravage Judæa, =1=, 287.
=Scythopolis.= _See_ Bethshean.
“=Searching the Scriptures=,” polemic against Judaism by Solomon
Levi, =4=, 233.
=Sebaste.= _See_ Samaria.
=Sebastian=, of Portugal, defeated in Africa, =4=, 381.
=Sebastus=, harbor of Cæsarea, built by Herod, =2=, 106.
=Sebel ha-Yerusha=, hereditary teaching, among the Karaites, =3=, 159.
=Seche=, a Christian Shylock, punished by Sixtus V, =4=, 657.
=Sechel ha-Poel=, term used by Maimonides, =3=, 480.
“=Secret of the Trinity=,” by Nehemiah Chayon, =5=, 217.
=Sects, Jewish.= _See_ Judaism, the sects of.
=Secundinus=, bishop, and the Jew Antoninus, =3=, 29.
=Seder ha-Kabbalah=, historical work by Abraham Ibn-Daud, =3=, 366.
=Seder Olam=, historical work by José ben Chalafta, =2=, 442.
=Sefer ha-Osher=, grammatical work by Samuel Ibn-Nagrela, =3=, 261.
=Sefer Madda=, Maimonides’ code, attacked by anti-Maimunists, =3=,
523.
=Sefer Refuoth=, attributed to king Solomon, used by the Essenes, =2=,
29.
=Sefer Yezirah=, commentary on, by Saadiah, =3=, 197.
=Sefer Yizchaki=, Biblical work, =3=, 273.
=Sefer Yochasin=, chronicle by Abraham Zacuto, =4=, 391.
=Sefiroth, the Ten=, emanations from the Deity, in the Kabbala
system, =3=, 551.
qualities of, =3=, 552.
correspond to the Temple, =3=, 553.
prayer addressed to, =3=, 554.
in the Zohar, =4=, 14, 17.
names of, =4=, 17.
instruments of the creation, =4=, 619.
streams of mercy flow through, =5=, 121.
=Segal.= _See_ Meïr ben Baruch Halevi.
=Segan (Sagan) ha-Cohanim=, deputy of the high priest, =1=,
492; =2=, 330.
=Segelmessa=, the Jews of, persecuted by the Almohades, =3=, 360.
=Segovia=, the synagogue of, transformed into a church, =4=, 196.
the Marranos of, slain, =4=, 283.
=Segovia, the Jews of=, accused of host desecration, =4=, 195-6.
accept baptism under Vincent Ferrer, =4=, 205.
riot against, =4=, 278-9.
carry their tombstones into exile with them, =4=, 352.
=Segre, Joshua Benzion= (1720-1809), deputy to the Assembly of Jewish
Notables, =5=, 488.
on the commission to answer the twelve questions put to the
Notables, =5=, 490.
vice-president of the Synhedrion, =5=, 495.
=Ségur=, French state councilor, advocates Jewish emancipation,
=5=, 480-1.
=Seir=, mount, the capital of Edom on, =1=, 222.
=Sejanus=, minister of Tiberius, hostile to Judaism, =2=, 136.
sends Pontius Pilate to Judæa as procurator, =2=, 138.
treachery of, revealed by one of the Herodians, =2=, 172.
=Selden, John=, student of Hebrew, =5=, 21.
=Seleucia=, north-eastern limit of Judæa under Alexander Jannæus, =2=,
46.
=Seleucidæan era=, the, used by Jews, =1=, 417.
abolished, =4=, 394-5.
=Seleucidæan kings=, the, gain possession of Judæa, =1=, 432.
=Seleucus I=, ally of Ptolemy I at the battle of Ipsus, =1=, 417.
the era of, =1=, 417.
founds Antioch, =1=, 419.
invites Judæans to Antioch, =1=, 419.
=Seleucus II=, orders the confiscation of the Temple treasures, =1=,
438.
appealed to by Onias III, =1=, 438-9.
=Seleucus=, son of Demetrius Nicator, killed by his mother, =2=, 6.
=Selichoth.= _See_ Prayers, penitential.
=Selig, Eliakim=, obtains from the pope an acquittal of the Jews from
the blood accusation, =5=, 282, 285.
=Selim I=, sultan of Turkey, conquers Egypt, =4=, 393.
employs a Jewish financier, =4=, 393.
makes the Jewish Egyptian communities autonomous, =4=, 394.
employs a Jewish physician, =4=, 401.
Jews under, =4=, 402.
=Selim II=, sultan of Turkey, the cause of, espoused by Joseph Nassi,
=4=, 594-5.
espouses the cause of Joseph Nassi against the French ambassador,
=4=, 595.
conveys land near the Sea of Tiberias to Joseph Nassi, =4=, 596.
proposes to give Naxos to Joseph Nassi, =4=, 596.
makes Joseph Nassi duke of Naxos, =4=, 596.
protects Joseph Nassi against France, =4=, 597.
banishes Daud to Rhodes, =4=, 599.
enters upon a war with Venice, =4=, 600.
favorably inclined towards Jews, =4=, 602.
death of, =4=, 627.
=Selve, George de=, bishop, studies Hebrew under Elias Levita, =4=,
472.
has Elias Levita invited to France, =4=, 474.
=Selvia=, the second ban against the Chassidim published in,
=5=, 393-4.
=Semak=, manual of religious duties, by Isaac ben Joseph, =3=, 587.
=Semender= (Tarki), Jews settle in, =3=, 124.
second town of the Chazars, =3=, 222.
=Semicha.= _See_ Ordination.
=Semijudæi=, sects called forth by the Protestant Reformation, =4=,
541.
=Semi-Judaizantes= in Poland, =4=, 647.
=Semuna=, principal of the Pumbeditha academy, =3=, 5.
Saburean, =3=, 6.
commits the Talmud to writing, =3=, 6-7.
successors of, not known, =3=, 7.
=Senbaris=, scroll of the Law burnt at, =2=, 569.
=Seneca, the Persian.= _See_ Abuzurj-Mihir.
=Sen Escalita.= _See_ Samuel Sulami.
=Senior.= _See_ Abraham Benveniste Senior.
=Sennacherib=, king of Assyria, subdues Syria, =1=, 270.
takes the fortified towns of Judah, =1=, 272.
makes Lachish his headquarters, =1=, 273.
demands unconditional surrender from Hezekiah, =1=, 274.
besieges Pelusium, =1=, 276.
returns to Assyria, =1=, 277-8.
murdered, =1=, 280.
son of, murdered, =1=, 284.
=Sens=, archbishop of, anti-Jewish sentiments of, =3=, 171.
rabbi of, at the first rabbinical synod, =3=, 377.
archbishop of, banished for harsh treatment of the Jews, =3=, 401.
college of, sold, =4=, 48.
=Sephardic Jews=, the, looked upon as the nobility, =4=, 382-3.
distinguished by Pinto, =5=, 344-5.
_See also_ Marranos, the; Portugal, the Jews of; Spanish exiles,
the; Spain, the Jews of.
=Sepharvaim=, the inhabitants of, colonized in Samaria, =1=, 285.
=Sepphoris= (Diocæsarea), a Synhedrion established at, by Aulus
Gabinius, =2=, 71.
an arsenal for Antigonus, =2=, 85.
arsenal of, seized by Judas the Galilean, =2=, 125.
burnt by Quintilius Varus, =2=, 126.
capital of the tetrarchy of Herod Antipas, =2=, 137.
school of, =2=, 148.
the only Galilean city faithful to Rome, =2=, 276.
ordered by the Synhedrion not to protect Josephus, =2=, 281.
makes overtures to Rome, =2=, 283.
seat of Agrippa II’s Jewish governors of Galilee, =2=, 333.
sides with the Romans during the Bar-Cochba revolt, =2=, 414.
home of José ben Chalafta, =2=, 442.
seat of the Synhedrion, =2=, 452.
center of the Jewish community, =2=, 458.
ceases to be the seat of the Patriarch, =2=, 480.
people of, characterized by Chanina bar Chama, =2=, 491-2.
academy of, loses prestige, =2=, 532.
the first church at, =2=, 565.
revolt of the Jews at, against Rome, =2=, 570.
razed to the ground, =2=, 570.
=Septimania=, the governor of, promises Jews religious freedom, =3=,
105.
the Jews of, punished for conspiracy against Egica, =3=, 108.