In the immediate context of the above extract we have the following legend concerning Sennacherib: — As Rabbi Abhu has said, " Were it not for this Scripture text it would be impossible to repeat what is written (Isa. vii. 20), ( In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard.*" The story is this: — The Holy One — blessed be He! — once disguised Himself as an elderly man and came to Sennacherib, and said, " When thou comest to the kings of the East and of the West, to force their sons into thine army, what wilt thou say unto them? " He replied, " On that very account I am in fear.
What shall I do? " God answered him, " Go and disguise thyself." " How can I disguise myself? " said he, God replied, " Go and fetch me a pair