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Zera'im

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

The first order of the Mishnah, containing eleven treatises: Berakot, Pe'ah, Demai, Kil'ayim, Shebi'it, Terumot, Ma'aserot, Ma'aser Sheni, Ḥallah, 'Orlah, and Bikkurim. With the exception of the first, all these treatises, as is implied by the name of the order, deal with the laws governing agriculture and farm products.

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Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Zera'im'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​z/zeraim.html. 1901.