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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53022" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53022" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> NASI </strong> ( 1Es 5:32 ) = <strong> [[Neziah]] </strong> , Ezra 2:54 , Nehemiah 7:58 . </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6682" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6682" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_52234" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_52234" /> == | ||
<p> the name given by the [[Jews]] to the president of the great Sanhedrim, who was held in high respect by the court. Moses is said by the rabbins to have been the first to fill the office. Till the captivity the sovereign or chief ruler acted as Nasi, but after that time the two offices became entirely distinct, the right of holding the office of Nasi belonging to the descendants of Hillel. </p> | <p> the name given by the [[Jews]] to the president of the great Sanhedrim, who was held in high respect by the court. Moses is said by the rabbins to have been the first to fill the office. Till the captivity the sovereign or chief ruler acted as Nasi, but after that time the two offices became entirely distinct, the right of holding the office of [[Nasi]] belonging to the descendants of Hillel. </p> | ||
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