Alleliiia in Biblical History

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What is an Alleliiia?
ALLELII'IA
, Rev 19:1, or HALLELU'JAH, a Hebrew word signifying Praise ye the Lord. It was a common exclamation of joy and praise in the Jewish worship, and begins and concludes several of the Psalms, as 106, 111, 112, 113, 117, and 135. The Psalms 113 to 118 constituted, according to Jewish enumeration, the Hallel, which was sung on the first of the month and at the Feasts of Dedication, Tabernacles, Weeks, and of the Passover.

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