Onkelos
Americannoun
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The first place in worth, and probably in time also, belongs to the Targum on the Pentateuch which bears the name of Onkelos.
From Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows
The "second death" is a term used by Onkelos in his Targum,43 and sometimes in the Talmud, and by the Rabbins generally.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
The Jerusalem Targum formed the basis of that of Jonathan; and its own basis was that of Onkelos.
From Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows
Who was the real author cannot be determined with certainty, only that he lived after the so-called Onkelos.
From Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows
To apply this method the numbers of each letter occurring in the Targum of Onkelos on Genesis, or the whole Pentateuch, should be taken.
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