The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2007 page)
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Rishi
(Indian seer):
(Indian seer):
IRishis
(S
f
order):
(S
forder):Rishonim
(Heb., ‘first ones’, i.e. early authorities). Jewish scholars of an earlier period. Nowadays, the term is used to indicate the authorities that succeeded the geonim until those of the mid-15th cent. after rabbinic
semikhah
was revived.
semikhah
was revived.
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