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Individual passages from Legends of the Jews, shown in source order. Page 3 of 56.
It’s a tale of love, rivalry, prayer, and a whole lot of divine intervention. the Torah tells us about Jacob’s preference for Rachel over Leah. But the ways of God, as Legends of t...
That sign came with the birth of his son, Joseph. Jacob believed that Joseph's descendants would ultimately triumph over Esau's – his own brother, with whom he was not on the best ...
The Bible is full of them, but sometimes the stories between the lines are even more fascinating. to the tale of Jacob and his father-in-law, Laban, a story ripe with tension, accu...
Remember the story? Jacob, with a little help from his mother, tricked his aging, blind father Isaac into giving him the blessing meant for Esau, the elder twin. Esau was furious, ...
His story of wrestling with an angel is one of the most powerful and enigmatic in the entire Torah. As Jacob journeyed back to Canaan, anticipating a tense reunion with his brother...
The Torah tells us that after wrestling with an angel all night, Jacob was left with a limp. But that wasn't the end of the story! According to Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg, the...
The story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and the events that unfolded in Shechem, offer a stark and troubling example of just that. In Legends of the Jews, while Jacob and his sons w...
The story of Jacob's sons, Simon and Levi, and their actions in Shechem is a prime example. As we know, they took drastic revenge for the rape of their sister Dinah. But as Legends...
after the incident at Shechem, where Simon and Levi took drastic action, fear rippled through the surrounding lands. The neighboring peoples reasoned, if just two of Jacob’s sons c...
The familiar telling remembers the immediate aftermath – the vengeance of Simeon and Levi. But what about Jacob and his family? Did they just pack up and leave? Well, according to ...
The weight of a vow to the Almighty, left unfulfilled. According to Legends of the Jews, as retold by Ginzberg, Jacob found himself in just such a predicament. He'd made a vow at B...
In the house of Jacob, that dance of happiness and grief played out on a grand scale. Let's rewind. Remember Deborah, Rebekah's nurse? She wasn't just a caregiver; she was family. ...
The story in Genesis leaves us with Esau heading off to Mount Seir, and it feels like maybe, just maybe, the brothers have finally found a way to coexist. But as readers often find...
His story doesn't end there. His descendants play a fascinating, sometimes unsettling, role in Jewish legend. Apparently, the most righteous of Esau's sons was Eliphaz. Now, accord...
There was a very real chance that Jacob wouldn't have made it. It all boils down to a moment of vulnerability, a brush with death, and a divine intervention that's easy to miss if ...
It’s a theme that runs deep in Jewish tradition, especially when it comes to our most righteous figures. In Legends of the Jews, even Jacob, after years of hardship, thought he cou...
Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg) turns to Joseph Hated By His Brethren. It all started with Joseph's "talebearing," as Ginzberg calls it in Legends of the Jews. Joseph wasn’t shy abo...
The story begins with Jacob's sons, out tending their father's flocks near Shechem. They were gone a long time, and Jacob, naturally, started to worry. He was concerned about his s...
The story of Joseph, sold into slavery by his own brothers, is a prime example. It's a painful tale, but rich with layers of meaning. The brothers, remember, are plotting Joseph's ...
His story, a cornerstone of the Hebrew Bible, is filled with dramatic turns, betrayal, and ultimately, triumph. In Legends of the Jews, Louis Ginzberg tells how a fascinating detai...
It all revolves around Joseph’s coat – that infamous coat of many colors. The story goes that after selling Joseph into slavery, Jacob's sons were immediately overcome with regret....
After the whole Joseph-selling fiasco, Jacob is understandably devastated. And who do the brothers blame? Judah, of course! They basically tell him, "This is ALL your fault!" Accor...
The story, as told in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, begins with Judah. After the sale of Joseph into slavery, Judah's brothers urged him to take a wife, reasoning that their fath...
The familiar story centers on Joseph and his brothers. Sold into slavery in Egypt, he rises to prominence, eventually saving his family from famine. But let's rewind and look at th...
"Throw the stick up in the air," goes the saying, "it will always return to its original place." And perhaps that's how Zuleika, Potiphar's wife, felt about her growing desire for ...
We all face temptations, big and small. But It's a story of desire, power, and ultimately, unwavering faith. In Legends of the Jews, compiled by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, Zuleika didn'...
Joseph's imprisonment wasn't just a random act of misfortune. It was, in a way, a consequence for speaking ill of his brothers before their father, Jacob. The price? Ten long years...
The fascinating story of Pharaoh's dreams, a pivotal moment in the biblical narrative of Joseph. Joseph, as you might remember, was languishing in an Egyptian prison. He probably s...
Remember Joseph, the dreamer? He's now in Egypt, and things are about to get really interesting. But not without some resistance. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of th...
As we read in Legends of the Jews, a masterful retelling of Jewish lore by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, Joseph began to reap the rewards for his unwavering commitment to virtue. It's a po...
That feeling, that undercurrent of destiny, hums through the story of Joseph and his brothers. The famine wasn't just devastating Egypt. As Ginzberg recounts in Legends of the Jews...
His brothers, the very ones who sold him into slavery years ago, bow before him, desperate for grain. They don't recognize the beardless youth they betrayed in this imposing figure...
They'd already made one harrowing trip to Egypt for food during a devastating famine. But now, the meager supplies they brought back were gone. The little children were crying, beg...
The Bible gives us a glimpse, but the Jewish tradition, particularly in works like Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg, really fills in the emotional and narrative gaps. The reunion, a...
Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg) turns to The Thief Caught. The brothers hadn't even cleared the city gates when Joseph, eager to spring his trap but also wary of letting them get to...
The story of Judah confronting Joseph in Egypt is just that, a dramatic face-off fueled by family secrets, accusations, and the desperate need to protect a brother. The scene is se...
Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg) turns to Joseph Makes Himself Known. We've seen Joseph rise to power in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh himself. We've seen his brothers unknowingly tr...
That’s kind of the place Jacob was in. Years had passed since he last saw his beloved son, Joseph. He believed Joseph was dead, and the grief was a heavy cloak he wore every day. B...
Not just buzzing, practically vibrating with anticipation! The viceroy, Joseph, is about to be reunited with his father, Jacob, after years of separation. And the entire country is...
The story of Joseph in Egypt, as retold in Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg, offers us a powerful lesson in these very qualities. After years of hardship, Jacob and his family final...
It’s a powerful thing, steeped in tradition and emotion. And it’s at the very heart of the story of Jacob and Joseph. The narrative goes that Jacob enjoyed seventeen years of peace...
It all starts with Jacob, also known as Israel, nearing the end of his life in Egypt. Asenath, Joseph's wife, notices Jacob's declining health. Knowing the power of a righteous man...
What would you say? Would you offer blessings, warnings, or maybe even a bit of both? That's what happened with Jacob, also known as Israel, as he lay dying in Egypt, surrounded by...
The traditional texts give us some fascinating, and sometimes surprising, details. Jacob, having blessed each of his sons individually, gathers them all together for one final, pow...
The mourning period ended, but the story certainly didn't. In fact, it was then that the simmering conflict between the descendants of Jacob and Esau erupted again with full force....
Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg) turns to Zepho King Of Kittim. The story of one such figure: Zepho, King of Kittim. His tale, as pieced together in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, i...
The Torah focuses on Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, on Joseph and his brothers. But the world didn't stop spinning just because the Israelites were having family drama. According to Gi...
I'm talking about Joseph, of course, and his brothers. We know the story: Joseph, sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, rises to power in Egypt, and then, years later, fate br...
