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Bezalel is the name of a personage from the Bible and is the name of Israel's national school of art. In Exodus 35:30, Bezalel son of Uri, was appointed by Moses to oversee the design and construction of the Tabernacle. The Bible (From Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, plural of βιβλιον, biblion, book, originally a diminutive of βιβλος, biblos, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos, meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material), is a word applied to sacred scriptures. ... Art school is a colloquial term for any educational institution (whether secondary, post-secondary/undergraduate, or graduate) with a primary focus on the visual arts, especially illustration, painting, sculpture, and graphic design. ... This article is about the second book in the Torah. ... Uri can mean: Canton of Uri - a Canton of Switzerland a personal name - for example, Uri Geller Uri Party - the name of a political party in South Korea URI (cars), the Namibian carmarket is with capitals, but it isnt an acronym URI is a three letter acronym, and can... Moses or Móshe (מֹשֶׁה, Standard Hebrew Móše, Tiberian Hebrew Mōšeh, Arabic موسى), son of Amram and his wife, Jochebed, a Levite. ... For the Feast of Tabernacles, see Sukkot. ...


Many early Zionists, including Theodore Herzl himself, felt that Israel needed to have a national style of art combining Jewish, Middle Eastern, and European traditions. This style was named "Bezalel," Hebrew for "in God's shadow" as an illustration of god's creativity being channeled to a man of flesh and blood, providing the source of inspiration to Bezalel ben Uri in the construction of the holy arc. A bilingual poster in Romanian and Hungarian promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s. ... Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl (May 2, 1860–July 3, 1904) was an Austrian Jewish journalist who became the founder of modern political Zionism. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...


Founded in 1906, the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design is the most prestigious in its category in Israel. It is located on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem. It has 1,500 students studying eight different disciplines. 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Mount Scopus (הר הצופים, Standard Hebrew Har haẒofim, Tiberian Hebrew Har haṣṢôp̄îm; Arabic جبل المشارف Jabal al-Mašārif, جبل المشهد Jabal al-Mašhad, جبل الصوانة Jabal aṣ-Ṣawānah) is a mountain in East Jerusalem. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ...


Bezalel is the first to give diploma (BFA and BDes arch.) in Israel and has been a home and greenhouse for many artists and designers. The Bachelor of Fine Arts, or BFA, or B.F.A. is an undergraduate degree. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ... Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ...


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Bezalel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (520 words)
Apparently it means "in the shadow [protection] of El." Bezalel is described in the genealogical lists as the son of Uri (Exodus 31:1), the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah (I Chronicles 2:18, 19, 20, 50).
Bezalel sagely suggested to him that men usually build the house first and afterward provide the furnishings; but that, inasmuch as Moses had ordered the Tabernacle to be built last, there was probably some mistake and God's command must have run differently.
Bezalel possessed such great wisdom that he could combine those letters of the alphabet with which heaven and earth were created; this being the meaning of the statement (Exodus 31:3): "I have filled him.
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Rashi explains why Bezalel's name is mentioned specifically in connection with the ark, while in the case of all the other utensils, the text simply states that they were completed.
Bezalel made (the ark); since he displayed more self-sacrifice than the other sages, the ark was called by his name.
Bezalel achieved a clarity of vision, an understanding of his mission and of the power of Torah as the most direct connection of the Jews to God, which paralleled the clarity achieved at Sinai.
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