Hebrew Alphabet in Jewish Mythology

3 myths

Each story names the sources it was written from.

Myth 4 min

Abraham Silenced Every Letter of the Hebrew Alphabet in Turn

Aleph stood ready to testify against Israel. Abraham got there first. He asked the letter who had carried it when every nation refused.

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Myth 5 min

Doeg Had the Whole Alphabet in His Mouth and Used It as a Weapon

Ahimelech handed David the showbread and Goliath's sword. Doeg stood detained in the sanctuary, counting every letter of what he saw.

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Parshat Bereshit 6 min

Each Letter Spelled a Holy Word and Also a Sin

One by one the letters climb before the Throne, each boasting of the holy word it carries, and each turned away for the sin its own name also spells.

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