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The Gibeonites were a Canaanite group who cleverly tricked Joshua into making a covenant with them. They knew the Israelites were conquering the land, and so they pretended to be t...
We find a fascinating detail in Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg). When Kenaz carried the stones to the sanctuary, they shone so brightly that they lit up the entire earth like the mi...
She was a judge, a prophetess, a leader in ancient Israel. A force to be reckoned with! And yet, according to some traditions, even she wasn’t immune to a little… vanity. The Legen...
Did they just... fade away? Well, let's talk about Phinehas. Phinehas, remember him? The zealous grandson of Aaron who, in Numbers 25, took decisive action to stop a plague and was...
The little shepherd boy who takes down the giant. But did you ever stop to think about why David was so determined to face him? It wasn't just bravery, or youthful exuberance. Acco...
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...
One such legend, recounted in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, involves a mythical creature of immense power: the shamir. The shamir? What’s that? Imagine a tiny worm, or perhaps a ...
Even after all the miracles, all the divine interventions, the people of Israel… well, they just weren't getting it. They were still caught up in idolatry. According to Legends of ...
Sometimes, the answer might surprise you. Let's talk about Rabbi Isaac Loria, also known as the Ari, the Lion – a pivotal figure in Kabbalah. His teachings marked such a radical sh...
