FalseProphets in Babylon

Midrash Aggadah Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 28

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 6, 2025

FalseProphets in Babylon.

Sanhedrin (the supreme rabbinic court), f. 93 a.

J. Sanhedrin, XI, 5.

Pesikta, f. 164b—165a.

Pirke de R. Eliezer, ch. 33.

Tanh. Levit. Vayyikra, § 6 and B., Vayyikra, p. 7 § 60.

Midr. Hagadol, Exod. Jithro.

Yalk. Makhiri to Zech. Ill, 1.

Yalk. II §309.

Jerahmeel, ch. 64 and Intro, p. civ.

Maase Buch No. 114.

Helvicus, Historien II, ch. 34, p. 106.

Brull, Jahrb. Ill, p. 8ff.

Marmorstein, Archiv f. Relig. Wissensch.

vol. 21, parts 3—4, Berlin, 1922.

Tendlau, Sagen3 No. 22.

Cod. G. 28, f. 454.

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Wisdom Prophecy Tribes

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