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Joab, a powerful military figure in King David's time, had made some enemies and overstepped some boundaries. Solomon felt he had to go. So, what does Joab do? He runs to the Beit ...
And what he hears… saves him from death! The story goes that he heeded the advice of a rooster, and by doing so, he managed to cheat fate. We don't know the details of the advice, ...
That's what happened when the Queen of Sheba, herself renowned for her intelligence, decided to test Solomon. First up: distinguishing between men and women who looked exactly alik...
We all know King Solomon. The wisest of men, builder of the magnificent Temple in Jerusalem. But this story isn't just about Solomon's glory; it’s about how his father, David, play...
The story goes that after his encounter with Asmodeus – that powerful, not-exactly-pleasant demon – Solomon was so shaken by Asmodeus's "forbidding ugliness" that he couldn't rest ...
There's a fascinating tale in Legends of the Jews, as retold by Ginzberg, that dances right on that very question. It involves King Solomon, his daughter, and a prophecy that seeme...
The split of the kingdom into Judah and Israel is definitely one of those. It wasn't just a political squabble; it was a seismic event with echoes that still resonate today. The ma...
He was a king who knew a thing or two about impossible situations. Jehoshaphat, as we learn in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, was deeply devoted to the sanctity of the Temple in J...
That’s kind of what we’re dealing with in the story of Joram, son of Ahab. Now, Ahab wasn't exactly winning any "Father of the Year" awards. But according to Legends of the Jews, J...
