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The story goes that a witch – a powerful sorceress, no doubt – managed to conjure up spirits, and Samuel was among those she pulled back into the world of the living. Now, accordin...
The Bible gives us a glimpse, but the full, dramatic story… well, that's where the legends come in. Imagine the scene: Saul, desperate and abandoned by God, seeks guidance from a m...
According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, Saul's end was that of a hero and a saint. Can you imagine that? Despite his flaws, despite his errors, he died a man rede...
But there's more to him than just family ties and political power. According to legend, Abner's mother was none other than the witch of En-dor! And get this – he wasn't just any or...
Doeg, a contemporary of King Saul, presents a particularly fascinating case. Ginzberg, in Legends of the Jews, paints him as a man of immense intellect but ultimately undone by his...
He's one of those figures in Jewish tradition that just makes your skin crawl. Doeg's most terrible act, as recounted in Legends of the Jews, was his betrayal of the priests of Nob...
When we look at David, the "elect of God," as he's often called, it seems to be a fascinating combination of all three. David wasn't just some random shepherd boy plucked from obsc...
King David, the shepherd-turned-king, slayer of Goliath, composer of Psalms… He occupies a monumental space in Jewish tradition. But his story is far from simple. The tale of David...
He met a tragic end, caught by his hair in a tree while fleeing battle. But the story doesn't end there. According to Legends of the Jews, Absalom died childless. All his children,...
