The Dust of Abraham That Conquered an Empire

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 25

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

25. Nahum ish Gimzu &

Miraculous Dust. Sanhedrin, f. 108 b to 109 b.

Taanit, f. 21a. cf. J. Peah end.

Midr. Hagadol, Gen. f. 56d.

Nissim, f. 8 b.

Farhi, O. P. Ill, f. 61. Maase Buch No. 94. Helvicus, Historien, II, ch. 30, p. 91. Steinschneider, Manna, p. 114. & 119

Singer in V. Vlksd. II, p. 300.

Ben Gorion II, p. 51, 337.

Benfey, Pantschat. I, p. 409ft.

Bolte & Polivka, An- merkungen, II, p. iff.

Cosquin, Contes, Nos. X, XX, XLIX, LXXI.

Grimm, K. & H. M.

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Codd. G. 130, No. 19; and 1380, f. 2 b.

Themes

Miracles Repentance Rome Abraham War

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