Nakdimon ben Gorion and the Twelve Wells of Rainwater

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 85

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

85. Nakdimon b. Gorian & the Rain.

Taanit, f. 19b— 20a. Abot de R. Nathan I, ch. 6, p. 32.

Nissim, f. 19 b.

Yalk. § 809.

Kohut, al-Dhamari, App. I, No. 4, p. IV. Yalk. Sip. II, p. 67. Maase Buch No. 96. Perles, Sagenkunde, p. 96.

1001 Nights, ed. Weil, IV,

p. 86.

Told in Persian rhymes, Cod. E. Adler, XVIII cent.

Codd. G. 97 ( Jerahmeel) f. 760; 274 (Ladino) f. 42 b; 942, f. 22 a.

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