3 myths
Amalek attacked Israel from behind, striking the weak until God turned that cruelty into a commanded memory for every generation.
Devarim Rabbah traces Miriam from timbrel at the sea to seven days outside the camp, and Moses from hesitant healer to a man who said he would do it himself.
Cyrus rebuilds the Temple with five things missing; Alexander bows to a priest; Rome signs a treaty with Judah Maccabee. Three empires, one people.
