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The story of Abraham and Nimrod is a perfect example, and it's wild. We pick up the tale after Abraham has already begun to challenge Nimrod's authority, but now things are about t...
It wasn't exactly smooth sailing, especially when it came to his own family. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, Abraham actually encountered his parents in B...
Abraham certainly did. Imagine being thrown into a dark, dank prison, left to starve and thirst, all for standing up for what you believe in. That's exactly where our patriarch fou...
You know the story. Abraham, fearing for his life in a foreign land, tells everyone that his wife, the stunning Sarah, is actually his sister. A classic "mistaken identity" situati...
Take Abraham, for example. We know him as the patriarch, the father of our faith. But have you heard the legends of his battles? Ginzberg, in Legends of the Jews, paints a picture ...
Our story today begins with Abraham, recovering from his self-circumcision, a profound act of devotion to God. (Genesis 17:24-27). But even in his convalescence, Abraham’s generous...
That’s the kind of awe that Abraham inspired, according to Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews. Even though the angels took on human form, hiding their true nature, Abraham’s sheer spir...
Take the story of Lot, Abraham's nephew, and the destruction of Sodom. We all know the story. God, disgusted by the wickedness of Sodom and Gomorrah, decides to destroy them. But A...
We all know the story of Abraham and Isaac, the binding, the near sacrifice. But the details, as the legends tell it, are astonishing. Imagine the scene: Abraham, hand raised, knif...
