The Bitumen Pits That Swallowed the Kings of Sodom

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisFive Kings Line Up in the Valley of GardensThe verse in (Genesis 14:8) simply lists who showed up for the battle. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan cannot let a list stay a list. It glosses Bela once more as the ci

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Hebraic Literature (1901)The Blood That Would Not Stop Boiling in JerusalemFor seven years after the destruction of the First Temple, the Sages say, the nations of the world cultivated their vineyards with no other manure than the bloo

Hebraic Literature (1901)The Prophet's Blood That Named Its KillersRabbi Yehoshua, the son of Korcha, heard the story from an old man of Jerusalem who had lived through the Babylonian destruction. In the valley below the city,

Hebraic Literature (1901)Nebuchadnezzar's Three Arrows All Pointed to JerusalemBefore he launched his final assault on Judah, Nebuchadnezzar paused to consult the omens. He was a king of his age, and the practice of his age was belomancy,

Hebraic Literature (1901)The Seven Wicked Kings Who Sealed Israel's ExileThe sages taught that the Land of Israel was not destroyed until seven royal courts had turned to idolatry. They counted them by name: Jeroboam son of Nebat, Ba

The Bitumen Pits That Swallowed the Kings of Sodom

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