Notes: Sebastian is a name with Greek origins. The meaning of the name Sebastian is venerable. Alternate spellings include Sabastian and Sebastion. Common nicknames include Seb, Bas, Bash, and Subby. The popularity of the name increased with the telling of the Biblical story of Saint Sebastian.
The Talmud is the source from which the code of Jewish Halakhah (law) is derived. It is made up of the Mishnah and the Gemara. The Mishnah is the original written version of the oral law and the Gemara is the record of the rabbinic discussions following this writing down. It includes their differences of view. The Talmud can also be known by the name Shas.
1. Hebrew Scripture-the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings. Tanach, Tanakh. Laws, Pentateuch, Torah-the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit. Nebiim, Prophets-the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures. Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings-the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures.