=Asia Minor=, conquered by Alexander the Great, =1=, 412. votive offerings from, seized by Flaccus, =2=, 68-9. women in, converted to Judaism, =2=, 215. Greek-Christian communities in, =2=, 227. study of the Law in, =2=, 358-9. chief seat of the Pagan Christians, =2=, 367. districts of, rebel against Hadrian, =2=, 399. the Spanish exiles in, =4=, 405-6. =Asia Minor, the Jews of=, celebrate two days of the new-moon, =2=, 363. in the twelfth century, =3=, 426. molested by Greek Catholics, =4=, 552-3. Sabbatians, =5=, 137. =Asia Minor, the Judæans of=, send contributions to the Temple, =2=, 52. protected by Cæsar, =2=, 76. have a synagogue at Jerusalem, =2=, 201. make annual pilgrimages to Jerusalem, =2=, 220. =Asinaï= (Chasinaï), robber chief near Nahardea, =2=, 202. “=Asiré ha-Tikwah=,” drama by Joseph Penso, =5=, 113. =Askaloni, Joseph=, manager of Reyna Nassi’s printing press, =4=, 628. =Askelon.= _See_ Ascalon. =Asma=, poetess, satirizes Mahomet, =3=, 76. =Asochis.= _See_ Sichin. =Assad=, teacher of the Law, converts the Yemenites to Judaism, =3=, 62-3. =Assassins=, the, plot against Saad-Addaula, =3=, 648-9. =Assembly, the Great.= _See_ Great Assembly, the. =Asser=, deputy to the Synhedrion, =5=, 497. =Asser, Carolus and Moses=, members of the Felix Libertate, =5=, 452. zealous in the emancipation struggle, =5=, 454. =Assi=, Palestinian Amora, subordinates himself to the Babylonian authorities, =2=, 531, 537. investigates the educational institutions of Judæa, =2=, 532. investigates the observance of the Law in Samaria, =2=, 534. appeals to Abbahu, =2=, 538. meets Huna’s corpse, =2=, 548. disciples of, =2=, 560. =Assidæans=, the. _See_ Chassidim, the; Hasmonæans, the; Maccabees, the. =Assyria=, doom of, predicted by Isaiah, =1=, 272-3. invaded by the Scythians, =1=, 287. power of, declines, =1=, 287, 296. fall of, =1=, 303. =Assyrian= customs introduced into Judah, =1=, 260-1. characters used for the Scriptures, =1=, 395-6. =Assyrians=, the, extend their territory, =1=, 246. host of, destroyed at Lachish, =1=, 277. defeat the Medes, =1=, 287. =Astarte, worship of=, by the Canaanites, =1=, 54. in Samuel’s time, =1=, 75. under Solomon, =1=, 175. under Rehoboam, =1=, 189. under Omri, =1=, 195. under Jeroboam II, =1=, 233. under Hezekiah, =1=, 269. _See also_ Idolatry. =Asti=, French exiles settle in, =4=, 177. =Astorga=, the Jews of, converted by Vincent Ferrer, =4=, 205.