Rabbi Meir and the Butcher's Treacherous Wife

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 384

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

384. R. Meir & Butcher's Wife.

Nissim, f. 28 a. Rapaport, R. Nissim, p. 76.

Eisenstein, Oser, p. 277. Wertheimer, BetHamid- rash II, f. 26.

Yalk. Sip. I, p. 25. Maase Buch No. 140. Ben Gorion I, p. 131,

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cf. ActaSanctae Bolland. St. Victorinus 5th Sept.

Liitzenburg & Cochem, Legenden der Heili- gen, II, p. 283.

Codd. G. 242, f. 25a; 274 (Ladino), f. 14 a.

Themes

Wisdom Women Heresy Tribes Heaven

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