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Alabarch
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “greek title of an official who stood at the head of the jewish population of alexandria during the hellenistic”. Today it says “traditionally jewish official in alexandria during the hellenistic and roman periods”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Alabarch is the Greek title of the customs official at the harbor of Alexandria during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The title "alabarch" is different from the title of " ethnarch ", which refers to the chief magistrate of a particular ethnic group within a city or territory.1
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “greek title of an official who stood at the head of the jewish population of alexandria during the hellenistic”. Today it says “traditionally jewish official in alexandria during the hellenistic and roman periods”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
greek title of an official who stood at the head of the jewish population of alexandria during the hellenistic
Now
traditionally jewish official in alexandria during the hellenistic and roman periods
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