David, Gnats, Spiders & Fools

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 418

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

418. David, Gnats, Spiders & Fools.

Targum Psalms, Ps. 57, i—3-

Midr. Psalms, Ps. 34. Alphab. Siracid. f. 24a — b.

Mahzor Rom. Bologna, Quaternion 6, f. 8 b. Ayuma Kanidgalot, f. 30a.

Eisenmenger, I, p. 479.

Griinbaum, Neue Bei- trage, p. 195.

Ginzburg, IV, p. 90.

Dahnhardt, Natursagen II, p. 66 ff.

Gas ter, Rum. Bird & Beast Stories, p. 358. Rosen, Tuti Nameh, p. 276.

Themes

Wisdom Kings Charity

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