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Hebrew Scriptures
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The Hebrew Scriptures (often referred to by Christians as the Old Testament), constitute the foundational sacred texts for Judaism and serve as the antecedent library of texts for subsequent Abrahamic traditions. These writings document the covenantal relationship between the deity (Yahweh/Elohim)/) and the people of Israel, tracing t…
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Spanish Language
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Mozarabic Influence
The period of Al-Andalus resulted in the profound influence of Arabic on the nascent Romance dialects. While many Arabic loanwords entered the lexicon, the most significant effect was the development of Mozarabic, a collection of Romance dialects spoken by Christians under Muslim rule. Mozarabic possessed a unique… -
Umayyad Caliphate
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Administration and Governance
The early Umayyad administration inherited and adapted elements from the preceding Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire. Early caliphs largely maintained existing local bureaucracies, particularly in Egypt and Syria, allowing Christians and Jews to staff key financial positions. This period saw the gradual Arabization and Islamization of the administration, though this process was not fully completed until the later Abbasid era. ${[2]}$
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