=Belkis=, supposed name of the Queen of Sheba, =1=, 173. “=Bellerophon=,” satire by Lefrank, =5=, 471-2. =Bellieta=, suspected of well poisoning, =4=, 104. =Belmonte, Bienvenida Coen=, Jewish poetess, =5=, 203. =Belmonte, Jacob Israel=, poet, interested in the Amsterdam Marranos, =4=, 665. =Belmonte, Manuel=, poet, founder of an academy of poetry, =5=, 113. =Belmontes=, the, millionaires at Amsterdam, =5=, 205. =Belvedere=, the Nassi palace at Constantinople, =4=, 597. Hebrew printing press at, =4=, 628. =Ben-Adret.= _See_ Solomon ben Abraham ben Adret. =Benaiah=, commander of David’s mercenaries, =1=, 122. in the Ammonite war, =1=, 126. opposes Absalom, =1=, 141. acknowledges Solomon king, =1=, 153. kills Adonijah and Joab, =1=, 160. =Ben Asai= (Azai). _See_ Simon ben Asai. =Ben Asher.= _See_ Moses and Aaron ben Asher. =Benavente=, the Jews of, converted by Vincent Ferrer, =4=, 205. =Ben-Batiach=, Zealot leader, aids Jochanan ben Zakkai, =2=, 323. =Bendama=, and the Jewish Christians, =2=, 370. =Ben David=, Messiah, =2=, 144. =Ben-David, Lazarus= (1762-1832), philosopher, =5=, 405. admires Kant’s philosophy, =5=, 409. lectures on Kant, =5=, 410. deplores the decay of morality among Jews, =5=, 419. leaves attacks on Judaism unanswered, =5=, 469. influences Heine, =5=, 546. member of the Society for Culture, =5=, 583. =Bene Amri=, the, attack the Hasmonæans, =1=, 491. =Bene Bathyra=, presidents of the Synhedrion, =2=, 90, 358. resign in favor of Hillel, =2=, 99. =Bene-Berak=, home of Akiba, =2=, 355. =Benedict XII=, pope, unable to protect the Jews, =4=, 99. =Benedict XIII= (Pedro de Luna), pope, debates with Shem-Tob ben Isaac Shaprut, =4=, 142. confers ecclesiastic offices upon Solomon Levi, =4=, 184, 190. employs a Jewish physician, =4=, 200. plans the conversion of the Spanish Jews, =4=, 206-7. arranges the disputation at Tortosa, =4=, 207. plans the annihilation of the Talmud, =4=, 209. and Jewish delegates to Tortosa, =4=, 210. pomp displayed by, =4=, 210-11. refuses to release the Jews from the disputation, =4=, 211. presides over the disputation, =4=, 212. threatens the Jewish delegates with death, =4=, 213, 239. issues a bull against the Talmud and the Jews, =4=, 215-16. deposed by the council of Constance, =4=, 216, 228. sets up a papal court at Peñiscola, =4=, 217. originates the sermon for Jews, =4=, 655. =Benedict XIV=, pope, acquits the Jews of the blood accusation, =5=, 282. =Benedict of York=, accepts baptism, =3=, 411. returns to Judaism, =3=, 411. death of, =3=, 413. house of, burnt, =3=, 413. =Bene Korach.= _See_ Korah, the sons of. =Bene Mikra.= _See_ Karaites, the. =Benet, Mordecai=, leader of the orthodox party, =5=, 567, 572.