VIII. God decreed that Solomon should be punished
for transgressing three laws. Ashmedai, after the building of
the temple, told Solomon that he would show him some
wonderful things and asked for his ring. He then threw it
into the sea where it was swallowed by a fish and Ashmedai
cast Solomon 400 miles away. Wandering about Solomon
came to the city of the king of Ammon. The head cook forced
him to carry home goods bought in the market and allowed
him to assist in the kitchen. One day Solomon prepared a
dish for the king who so much liked it that he appointed
Solomon head cook. Naamah, the daughter of the king fell
in love with Solomon. Her mother rebuked her but in vain.
Her father was wroth, wanted to kill them but sent them
away into the desert. They found their way to a town near
the sea and Solomon bought a fish just captured which his
wife opened only to find the ring inside. He recognised it,
came back to Jerusalem and sat upon the throne. He then
sent for the king of Ammon and asked him why he had
killed two innocent people. The king told him what had
happened; Solomon made himself known and the king and
queen of Ammon blessed God.
I.-NISSIM. HIBBUR YAFEH. (See P. 11 § 26.)
[The compilation of R. Nissim, to which reference has
been made p. 11 § 26 consists of about 50 exempla, tales
and parables. Most of them are already found in the Book
of Exempla and a few in the other collections from which
abstracts are given. I am, therefore, only selecting those
which are not found in them. From the list of comparisons
given helow, it seems evident that the direct source of
R. Nissim must have been the Book of Exempla or a similar
collection. The pages mentioned here are those of the
Amsterdam edition of 1746.]
405 [f. 2 b]. a) R. Beroka meets the prophet Elijah in the
market, and is told that only one man of that multitude
will enter Paradise. On enquiry he finds that it is the governor of the prison, who separated the men from the women
and protected a Jewish prisoner.—He is dressed like a
Roman and informs the Jews of an evil decree in time for
them to act.
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404. VIII. God decreed that Solomon should be punished
for transgressing three laws. Ashmedai, after the building of
the temple, told Solomon that he would show him some
wonderful things and asked for his ring. He then threw it
into the sea where it was swallowed by a fish and Ashmedai
cast Solomon 400 miles away. Wandering about Solomon
came to the city of the king of Ammon. The head cook forced
him to carry home goods bought in the market and allowed
him to assist in the kitchen. One day Solomon prepared a
dish for the king who so much liked it that he appointed
Solomon head cook. Naamah, the daughter of the king fell
in love with Solomon. Her mother rebuked her but in vain.
Her father was wroth, wanted to kill them but sent them
away into the desert. They found their way to a town near
the sea and Solomon bought a fish just captured which his
wife opened only to find the ring inside. He recognised it,
came back to Jerusalem and sat upon the throne. He then
sent for the king of Ammon and asked him why he had
killed two innocent people. The king told him what had
happened; Solomon made himself known and the king and
queen of Ammon blessed God.
I.-NISSIM. HIBBUR YAFEH. (See P. 11 § 26.)
[The compilation of R. Nissim, to which reference has
been made p. 11 § 26 consists of about 50 exempla, tales
and parables. Most of them are already found in the Book
of Exempla and a few in the other collections from which
abstracts are given. I am, therefore, only selecting those
which are not found in them. From the list of comparisons
given helow, it seems evident that the direct source of
R. Nissim must have been the Book of Exempla or a similar
collection. The pages mentioned here are those of the
Amsterdam edition of 1746.]
405 [f. 2 b]. a) R. Beroka meets the prophet Elijah in the
market, and is told that only one man of that multitude
will enter Paradise. On enquiry he finds that it is the governor of the prison, who separated the men from the women
and protected a Jewish prisoner.— He is dressed like a
Roman and informs the Jews of an evil decree in time for
them to act.
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