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Iscah

Iscah (Hebrew: יִסְכָּה‎ Yiskāh) is the daughter of Haran and niece of Abraham in the Hebrew Bible. The passage in which Iscah is mentioned is extremely brief and obscure. As a result rabbinical scholars developed theories to explain it, typically adopting the claim that Iscah was an alternate name for Sarah (Sarai), the wife of Abraham, particularly that it denoted her role as a prophetess.

The original Hebrew name Yiskāh (יִסְכָּה), means "foresight", or being able to see the potential in the future. The Hebrew root sakhah (ס.כ.ה) means "to see," so the name Yiskah, with the added yod, implies "to see before".

Iscah is also believed to be the source of the name "Jessica", via a character in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.

Biblical text

The only reference to Iscah is in a brief passage in the Book of Genesis:

Rabbinical interpretation

Since Haran is described as the father of both Iscah and Milcah, Rabbinical scholars concluded that Iscah was another name or title for Sarai. This was formulated in the Targum Pseudo-Yonathan. Howard Schwartz explains:

Crosses

Throwing crosses on our skin, we saved ourselfs
Settin' my standard, teach your trends
through the dirt all in your ears
and all the dead dogs of hell they cross our veins, remain afraid
and the emptyness we feel it cuts the pain, torch the plains
Throwing crosses on our skin, I saved Myself
Failing up and dropping in, though the truth all in your breath
And all the tiretracks we lead across the back remain the same.
In the hollow sound to blacken clouds relieve your saggy taste
And I know i never promised a thing
And surrender aint a part of your game
But hunny i aint taking the blame.
You were the wind that set sail in my sin.
Worry for the best, for concequence
And take just what i need.
10 thousand feet, forfill your creep
Ill bring you to your knees
And I know i never promised a thing
And surrender aint a part of your game
But hunny i aint taking the blame.

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Syrian rebels ‘mistakenly’ beheaded Palestinian boy

Edit WorldNews.com 21 Jul 2016

Humanity has reached an all-time low as the video of Syrian rebels ‘mistakenly’ beheading a 12-year-old boy identified as ‘Abdullah Issa’ has surfaced on the internet. . The shocking video, which is currently viral on social media, shows a harassed and frightened boy taunted and later beheaded in a truck by five grown men ... The rebels are identified to be a troop from the Nour al-Din al-Zinki Movement ... WN.com, Kalyani . ....

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The Space Shuttle Discovery's Cargo Bay and Crew Module, and the Earth's horizon are reflected in the helmet visor of one of the space walking astronauts on STS-103. Astronauts Steven L. Smith, John M. Grunsfeld, C. Michael Foale and Claude Nicollier participated in three days of extravehicular activity on the NASA's third servicing visit to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

[Survey]: Poll Reveals A Majority Believe 1969 Moon Landing Was Faked

Edit WorldNews.com 21 Jul 2016

A published survey found a majority of those questioned believe the Apollo 11 Moon landing was in fact faked, according to a Mirror report Thursday.The poll discovered the 25 to 34 age group as those most likely to believe the moon landing never happened, with 73 percent of those falling in that group considering the entire thing to be a highly elaborate hoax ... – WN.com, Jack Durschlag. ....

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, file photo, a waiter walks past a mural of flight MH370 in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

MH370 search team: We’ve been looking in the wrong place

Edit Indian Express 21 Jul 2016

The Malaysian airline MH370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people on board. (Source. Reuters) Top searchers at the Dutch company leading the underwater hunt for Malaysia Airline ... ....

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Chicago Police officer yells at reporters and photographers to get back as officers take into custody a protester during a scuffle at a bicycle barricade on Chicago's Magnificent Mile Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, in Chicago.

Officer shoots caretaker of autistic man playing outside

Edit The Miami Herald 21 Jul 2016

When a 23-year-old autistic man carrying a toy truck wandered from a mental health center out into the street Monday, a worker there named Charles Kinsey went to retrieve him. A few minutes later the autistic man was still sitting cross-legged blocking the roadway while playing with the small, rectangular white toy ... “He’s on his back with his hands in the air trying to convince the other guy to lie down ... “It was so surprising ... ....

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In this May 11, 2015, file photo, Dallas Mavericks basketball team owner Mark Cuban answers questions from the audience before President Barack Obama spoke in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington.

[VIDEO]:Billionaire Mark Cuban Has Some Fun At Donald Trump's Expense On Colbert

Edit WorldNews.com 21 Jul 2016

Cuban has harshly slammed the GOP’s nominee in the past, claiming he’s not as wealthy as he claims and he’s not all that good a businessman, the report said ... “Not just the air.””Your companies fail so often, you must’ve gone to business school at Trump University,” Cuban burned.“Oh, Donald ― he just dropped you like one of your first two wives,” Colbert chimed in ... ....

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Here's The Original Meaning Of 100 Common English Names

Edit Business Insider 01 Jul 2014

In "A Dictionary Of First Names," Patrick Hanks — a lexicographer, onomastician, and corpus linguist — and a team of authors have identified the origin and meaning of more than 6,000 first names ... Our list alternates between male and female names with the most popular names appearing first ... It may be from a biblical name that appeared in Shakespeare’s day as Jesca or Iscah (Genesis 11.29) ... St ... ....