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Talk about a family drama! The weight of that betrayal, the sheer despair of it all, nearly broke him. The Legends of the Jews, as retold by Ginzberg, tells us that David, in his d...
That's what happened to Abishai, David's cousin, in this fascinating little story from Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg. The scene is set on a Friday, just as the Shabbat, the...
We know David yearned to build a house for God, a permanent resting place for the Ark of the Covenant. Yet, it was his son, Solomon, who ultimately fulfilled that sacred task. Why?...
Even after all the miracles, all the divine interventions, the people of Israel… well, they just weren't getting it. They were still caught up in idolatry. According to Legends of ...
That’s exactly what happened to Elisha, the devoted disciple of the fiery prophet Elijah. You see, Elijah had promised Elisha a "double portion" of his spirit. And according to Leg...
The story of Elisha and his disciple Gehazi is a potent reminder. Elisha, a prophet of great stature, had taken Gehazi under his wing. But Gehazi, alas, was deeply flawed. Despite ...
Yet, even he wasn't perfect. The story goes that when envoys from Babylon came to visit, Hezekiah made some… questionable choices. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of t...
It’s a question that swirls around the story of Amon, one of the kings of Judah. He was, to put it mildly, not a nice guy. His deeds were so evil, so contrary to everything the Tor...
We're diving into a particularly dark chapter of Jewish history: the lead-up to the destruction of the First Temple and the Babylonian exile. It's a story filled with kings, prophe...
