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The Legends of Judaism (Vol. 1-4)
Table of Contents
Volume 1
PREFACE
I. THE CREATION OF THE WORLD
THE FIRST THINGS CREATED
THE ALPHABET
THE FIRST DAY
THE SECOND DAY
THE THIRD DAY
THE FOURTH DAY
THE FIFTH DAY
THE SIXTH DAY
ALL THINGS PRAISE THE LORD
II. ADAM
MAN AND THE WORLD
THE ANGELS AND THE CREATION OF MAN
THE CREATION OF ADAM
THE SOUL OF MAN
THE IDEAL MAN
THE FALL OF SATAN
WOMAN
ADAM AND EVE IN PARADISE
THE FALL OF MAN
THE PUNISHMENT
SABBATH IN HEAVEN
ADAM'S REPENTANCE
THE BOOK OF RAZIEL
THE SICKNESS OF ADAM
EVE'S STORY OF THE FALL
THE DEATH OF ADAM
THE DEATH OF EVE
III. THE TEN GENERATIONS
THE BIRTH OF CAIN
FRATRICIDE
THE PUNISHMENT OF CAIN
THE INHABITANTS OF THE SEVEN EARTHS
THE DESCENDANTS OF CAIN
THE DESCENDANTS OF ADAM AND LILITH
SETH AND HIS DESCENDANTS
ENOSH
THE FALL OF THE ANGELS
ENOCH, RULER AND TEACHER
THE ASCENSION OF ENOCH
THE TRANSLATION OF ENOCH
METHUSELAH
IV. NOAH
THE BIRTH OF NOAH
THE PUNISHMENT OF THE FALLEN ANGELS
THE GENERATION OF THE DELUGE
THE HOLY BOOK
THE INMATES OF THE ARK
THE FLOOD
NOAH LEAVES THE ARK
THE CURSE OF DRUNKENNESS
NOAH'S DESCENDANTS SPREAD ABROAD
THE DEPRAVITY OF MANKIND
NIMROD
THE TOWER OF BABEL
V. ABRAHAM
THE WICKED GENERATIONS
THE BIRTH OF ABRAHAM
THE BABE PROCLAIMS GOD
ABRAHAM'S FIRST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC
THE PREACHER OF THE TRUE FAITH
IN THE FIERY FURNACE
ABRAHAM EMIGRATES TO HARAN
THE STAR IN THE EAST
THE TRUE BELIEVER
THE ICONOCLAST
ABRAHAM IN CANAAN
HIS SOJOURN IN EGYPT
THE FIRST PHARAOH
THE WAR OF THE KINGS
THE COVENANT OF THE PIECES
THE BIRTH OF ISHMAEL
THE VISIT OF THE ANGELS
THE CITIES OF SIN
ABRAHAM PLEADS FOR THE SINNERS
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SINFUL CITIES
AMONG THE PHILISTINES
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC
ISHMAEL CAST OFF
THE TWO WIVES OF ISHMAEL
THE COVENANT WITH ABIMELECH
SATAN ACCUSES ABRAHAM
THE JOURNEY TO MORIAH
THE 'AKEDAH
THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF SARAH
ELIEZER'S MISSION
THE WOOING OF REBEKAH
THE LAST YEARS OF ABRAHAM
A HERALD OF DEATH
ABRAHAM VIEWS EARTH AND HEAVEN
THE PATRON OF HEBRON
VI. JACOB
THE BIRTH OF ESAU AND JACOB
THE FAVORITE OF ABRAHAM
THE SALE OF THE BIRTHRIGHT
ISAAC WITH THE PHILISTINES
ISAAC BLESSES JACOB
ESAU'S TRUE CHARACTER REVEALED
JACOB LEAVES HIS FATHER'S HOUSE
JACOB PURSUED BY ELIPHAZ AND ESAU
THE DAY OF MIRACLES
JACOB WITH LABAN
THE MARRIAGE OF JACOB
THE BIRTH OF JACOB'S CHILDREN
JACOB FLEES BEFORE LABAN
THE COVENANT WITH LABAN
JACOB AND ESAU PREPARE TO MEET
JACOB WRESTLES WITH THE ANGEL
THE MEETING BETWEEN ESAU AND JACOB
THE OUTRAGE AT SHECHEM
A WAR FRUSTRATED
THE WAR WITH THE NINEVITES
THE WAR WITH THE AMORITES
ISAAC BLESSES LEVI AND JUDAH
JOY AND SORROW IN THE HOUSE OF JACOB
ESAU'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST JACOB
THE DESCENDANTS OF ESAU
Volume 2
PREFACE
I. JOSEPH
THE FAVORITE SON
JOSEPH HATED BY HIS BRETHREN
JOSEPH CAST INTO THE PIT
THE SALE
JOSEPH'S THREE MASTERS
JOSEPH'S COAT BROUGHT TO HIS FATHER
JUDAH AND HIS SONS
THE WIVES OF THE SONS OF JACOB
JOSEPH THE SLAVE OF POTIPHAR
JOSEPH AND ZULEIKA
JOSEPH RESISTS TEMPTATION
JOSEPH IN PRISON
PHARAOH'S DREAMS
JOSEPH BEFORE PHARAOH
THE RULER OF EGYPT
JOSEPH'S BRETHREN IN EGYPT
JOSEPH MEETS HIS BRETHREN
THE SECOND JOURNEY TO EGYPT
JOSEPH AND BENJAMIN
THE THIEF CAUGHT
JUDAH PLEADS AND THREATENS
JOSEPH MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN
JACOB RECEIVES THE GLAD TIDINGS
JACOB ARRIVES IN EGYPT
JOSEPH'S KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY
JACOB'S LAST WISH
THE BLESSING OF EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH
THE BLESSING OF THE TWELVE TRIBES
THE DEATH OF JACOB
ZEPHO KING OF KITTIM
THE NATIONS AT WAR
JOSEPH'S MAGNANIMITY
ASENATH
THE MARRIAGE OF JOSEPH
KIND AND UNKIND BRETHREN
TREACHERY PUNISHED
THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF JOSEPH
II. THE SONS OF JACOB
SIGNIFICANT NAMES
REUBEN'S TESTAMENT
SIMON'S ADMONITION AGAINST ENVY
THE ASCENSION OF LEVI
JUDAH WARNS AGAINST GREED AND UNCHASTITY
ISSACHAR'S SINGLENESS OF HEART
ZEBULON EXHORTS UNTO COMPASSION
DAN'S CONFESSION
NAPHTALI'S DREAMS OF THE DIVISION OF THE TRIBES
GAD'S HATRED
ASHER'S LAST WORDS
BENJAMIN EXTOLS JOSEPH
III. JOB
JOB AND THE PATRIARCHS
JOB'S WEALTH AND BENEFACTIONS
SATAN AND JOB
JOB'S SUFFERING
THE FOUR FRIENDS
JOB RESTORED
IV. MOSES IN EGYPT
THE BEGINNING OF THE EGYPTIAN BONDAGE
PHARAOH'S CUNNING
THE PIOUS MIDWIVES
THE THREE COUNSELLORS
THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS
THE PARENTS OF MOSES
THE BIRTH OF MOSES
MOSES RESCUED FROM THE WATER
THE INFANCY OF MOSES
MOSES RESCUED BY GABRIEL
THE YOUTH OF MOSES
THE FLIGHT
THE KING OF ETHIOPIA
JETHRO
MOSES MARRIES ZIPPORAH
THE FAITHFUL SHEPHERD
THE BURNING THORN-BUSH
THE ASCENSION OF MOSES
MOSES VISITS PARADISE AND HELL
MOSES DECLINES THE MISSION
MOSES PUNISHED FOR HIS STUBBORNNESS
THE RETURN TO EGYPT
MOSES AND AARON BEFORE PHARAOH
THE SUFFERING INCREASES
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
THE PLAGUES BROUGHT THROUGH AARON
THE PLAGUES BROUGHT THROUGH MOSES
THE FIRST PASSOVER
THE SMITING OF THE FIRST-BORN
THE REDEMPTION OF ISRAEL FROM EGYPTIAN BONDAGE
THE EXODUS
Volume 3
PREFACE
Bible Times and Characters from the Exodus to the Death of Moses
THE LONG ROUTE
PHARAOH PURSUES THE HEBREWS
THE SEA DIVIDED
THE PASSAGE THROUGH THE RED SEA
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE EGYPTIANS
THE SONG AT THE SEA
THE AWFUL DESERT
THE HEAVENLY FOOD
THE GATHERING OF THE MANNA
MIRIAM'S WELL
AMALEK'S WAR AGAINST ISRAEL
AMALEK DEFEATED
JETHRO
THE INSTALLATION OF ELDERS
JETHRO REWARDED
THE TIME IS AT HAND
THE GENTILES REFUSE THE TORAH
THE CONTEST OF THE MOUNTAINS
THE TORAH OFFERED TO ISRAEL
ISRAEL PREPARES FOR THE REVELATION
THE REVELATION ON MOUNT SINAI
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
THE OTHER COMMANDMENTS REVEALED ON SINAI
THE UNITY OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
MOSES CHOSEN AS INTERMEDIATOR
MOSES AND THE ANGELS STRIVE FOR THE TORAH
MOSES RECEIVES THE TORAH
THE GOLDEN CALF
MOSES BLAMED FOR ISRAEL'S SIN
THE PUNISHMENT OF THE SINNERS
MOSES INTERCEDES FOR THE PEOPLE
THE INSCRUTABLE WAYS OF THE LORD
THE THIRTEEN ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
THE SECOND TABLES
THE CENSUS OF THE PEOPLE
THE ERECTION OF THE TABERNACLE COMMANDED
THE MATERIALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TABERNACLE
BEZALEL
THE ARK WITH THE CHERUBIM
THE TABLE AND THE CANDLESTICK
THE ALTAR
THE SYMBOLICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TABERNACLE
THE PRIESTLY ROBES
THE STONES IN THE BREASTPLATE
THE COMPLETION OF THE TABERNACLE
THE SETTING UP OF THE TABERNACLE
THE INTERRUPTED JOY
THE GIFTS OF THE PRINCES
THE REVELATIONS IN THE TABERNACLE
THE CLEANSING OF THE CAMP
THE LIGHTING OF THE CANDLESTICK
THE TWELVE PRINCES OF THE TRIBES
THE CENSUS OF THE LEVITES
THE FOUR DIVISIONS OF THE LEVITES
THE FOUR STANDARDS
THE CAMP
THE UNGRATEFUL MULTITUDE
THE FLESH-POTS OF EGYPT
THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SEVENTY ELDERS
ELDAD AND MEDAD
THE QUAILS
AARON AND MIRIAM SLANDER MOSES
MIRIAM'S PUNISHMENT
THE SENDING OF THE SPIES
SIGNIFICANT NAMES
THE SPIES IN PALESTINE
THE SLANDEROUS REPORT
THE NIGHT OF TEARS
INGRATITUDE PUNISHED
THE YEARS OF DISFAVOR
THE REBELLION OF KORAH
KORAH ABUSES MOSES AND THE TORAH
MOSES PLEADS IN VAIN WITH KORAH
KORAH AND HIS HORDE PUNISHED
ON AND THE THREE SONS OF KORAH SAVED
ISRAEL CONVINCED OF AARON'S PRIESTHOOD
THE WATERS OF MERIBAH
MOSES' ANGER CAUSES HIS DOOM
EDOM'S UNBROTHERLY ATTITUDE TOWARD ISRAEL
THE THREE SHEPHERDS
PREPARING AARON FOR IMPENDING DEATH
AARON'S DEATH
THE GENERAL MOURNING FOR AARON
THE FALSE FRIENDS
AT ARNON
SIHON, THE KING OF THE AMORITES
THE GIANT OG
MOSES' SPEECH OF ADMONITION
BALAK, KING OF MOAB
BALAAM, THE HEATHEN PROPHET
BALAK'S MESSENGERS TO BALAAM
BALAAM ACCEPTS BALAK'S INVITATION
BALAAM'S ASS
BALAAM RUNS INTO HIS OWN DESTRUCTION
BALAAM WITH BALAK
BALAAM'S SACRIFICES REFUSED
BALAAM EXTOLS ISRAEL
BALAAM'S HOPES DISAPPOINTED
CURSES TURNED TO BLESSINGS
BALAAM'S WICKED COUNSEL
PHINEHAS, ZEALOUS FOR GOD
TWELVE MIRACLES
PHINEHAS REWARDED
THE DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD
THE APPOINTMENT OF JOSHUA
MOSES' LEGACY TO JOSHUA
MOSES' LAST CAMPAIGN
THE COMPLETE ANNIHILATION OF MIDIAN
THE GRUESOME END OF BALAAM
THE VICTORIOUS RETURN FROM THE WAR
WEALTH THAT BRINGETH DESTRUCTION
MOSES' DEATH IRREVOCABLY DOOMED
MOSES' PRAYER FOR SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT
GOD TRIES TO COMFORT MOSES CONCERNING HIS DEATH
MOSES SERVES JOSHUA
THE LAST DAY OF MOSES' LIFE
MOSES BEHOLDS THE FUTURE
MOSES MEETS THE MESSIAH IN HEAVEN
THE LAST HOURS OF MOSES
THE BLESSING OF MOSES
MOSES PRAYS FOR DEATH
SAMAEL CHASTISED BY MOSES
GOD KISSES MOSES' SOUL
THE MOURNING FOR MOSES
SAMAEL'S VAIN SEARCH
MOSES EXCELS ALL PIOUS MEN
Volume 4
I. JOSHUA
THE SERVANT OF MOSES
ENTERING THE PROMISED LAND
CONQUEST OF THE LAND
THE SUN OBEYS JOSHUA
WAR WITH THE ARMENIANS
ALLOTMENT OF THE LAND
II. THE JUDGES
THE FIRST JUDGE
CAMPAIGNS OF KENAZ
OTHNIEL
BOAZ AND RUTH
DEBORAH
GIDEON
JEPHTHAH
SAMSON
THE CRIME OF THE BENJAMITES
III. SAMUEL AND SAUL
ELKANAH AND HANNAH
THE YOUTH OF SAMUEL
ELI AND HIS SONS
THE ACTIVITIES OF SAMUEL
THE REIGN OF SAUL
THE COURT OF SAUL
IV. DAVID
DAVID'S BIRTH AND DESCENT
ANOINTED KING
ENCOUNTER WITH GOLIATH
PURSUED BY SAUL
WARS
AHITHOPHEL
JOAB
DAVID'S PIETY AND HIS SIN
ABSALOM'S REBELLION
DAVID'S ATONEMENT
VISITATIONS
THE DEATH OF DAVID
DAVID IN PARADISE
THE FAMILY OF DAVID
HIS TOMB
V. SOLOMON
SOLOMON PUNISHES JOAB
THE MARRIAGE OF SOLOMON
HIS WISDOM
THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
SOLOMON MASTER OF THE DEMONS
THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE
THE THRONE OF SOLOMON
THE HIPPODROME
LESSONS IN HUMILITY
ASMODEUS
SOLOMON AS BEGGAR
THE COURT OF SOLOMON
VI. JUDAH AND ISRAEL
THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM
JEROBOAM
THE TWO ABIJAHS
ASA
JEHOSHAPHAT AND AHAB
JEZEBEL
JORAM OF ISRAEL
VII. ELIJAH
ELIJAH BEFORE HIS TRANSLATION
AFTER HIS TRANSLATION
CENSOR AND AVENGER
INTERCOURSE WITH THE SAGES
GOD'S JUSTICE VINDICATED
ELIJAH AND THE ANGEL OF DEATH
TEACHER OF THE KABBALAH
FORERUNNER OF THE MESSIAH
VIII. ELISHA AND JONAH
ELISHA THE DISCIPLE OF ELIJAH
THE SHUNAMMITE
GEHAZI
THE FLIGHT OF JONAH
JONAH IN THE WHALE
THE REPENTANCE OF NINEVEH
IX. THE LATER KINGS OF JUDAH
JOASH
THREE GREAT PROPHETS
THE TWO KINGDOMS CHASTISED
HEZEKIAH
MIRACLES WROUGHT FOR HEZEKIAH
MANASSEH
JOSIAH AND HIS SUCCESSORS
X. THE EXILE
ZEDEKIAH
JEREMIAH
NEBUCHADNEZZAR
THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM
THE GREAT LAMENT
JEREMIAH'S JOURNEY TO BABYLON
TRANSPORTATION OF THE CAPTIVES
THE SONS OF MOSES
EBED-MELECH
THE TEMPLE VESSELS
BARUCH
THE TOMBS OF BARUCH AND EZEKIEL
DANIEL
THE THREE MEN IN THE FURNACE
EZEKIEL REVIVES THE DEAD
NEBUCHADNEZZAR A BEAST
HIRAM
THE FALSE PROPHETS
DANIEL'S PIETY
XI. THE RETURN OF THE CAPTIVITY
BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST
DANIEL UNDER THE PERSIAN KINGS
THE GRAVE OF DANIEL
ZERUBBABEL
EZRA
THE MEN OF THE GREAT ASSEMBLY
XII. ESTHER
THE FEAST FOR THE GRANDEES
THE FESTIVITIES IN SHUSHAN
VASTHI'S BANQUET
THE FATE OF VASHTI
THE FOLLIES OF AHASUERUS
MORDECAI
ESTHER'S BEAUTY AND PIETY
THE CONSPIRACY
HAMAN THE JEW-BAITER
MORDECAI'S PRIDE
CASTING THE LOTS
THE DENUNCIATION OF THE JEWS
THE DECREE OF ANNIHILATION
SATAN INDICTS THE JEWS
THE DREAM OF MORDECAI FULFILLED
THE PRAYER OF ESTHER
ESTHER INTERCEDES
THE DISTURBED NIGHT
THE FALL OF HAMAN
THE EDICT OF THE KING
Louis Ginzberg
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God made reply: "I will let all the generations I have destroyed pass before thee, that thou mayest see they have not suffered the extreme punishment they deserved. But if thou thinkest that I did not act justly, then instruct thou Me in what I must do, and I will endeavor to act in accordance with thy words." And Abraham had to admit that God had not diminished in aught the justice due to every creature in this world or the other world. Nevertheless he continued to speak, and he said: "Wilt Thou consume the cities, if there be ten righteous men in each?" And God said, "No, if I find fifty righteous therein, I will not destroy the cities."
Abraham: "I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, I who would have been turned long since into dust of the ground by Amraphel and into ashes by Nimrod, had it not been for Thy grace. Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous for Zoar, the smallest of the five cities. Wilt Thou destroy all the city for lack of five?"
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