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"Thou hast every right to drown him in the sea!" they cried out. Strong words. But remember, this is after generations of enslavement and suffering inflicted upon the Israelites. A...
We all know the basic story: the Israelites escape, the Egyptians pursue, and then… whoosh! Disaster. But the ancient texts give us so much more detail, painting a truly epic pictu...
According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, the final judgment meted out to the Egyptians was a direct reflection of the malicious intentions they held for the Israel...
We know the biblical account, but what about the legends, the stories whispered in hushed tones across generations? Well, according to those whispers, Pharaoh never truly died. Ima...
The text we have before us doesn't shy away from the harsh realities of that moment. As the Egyptians lay dying on the shore, defeated and broken, they were forced to witness the t...
The Israelites, fresh from their miraculous escape from Egypt, certainly had. They were wandering in the desert, sustained by manna, that miraculous bread from heaven. It was nouri...
They've just been liberated from slavery in Egypt, they're being miraculously fed with manna – that heavenly bread that just appears each day – and, according to the lore, they're ...
It’s a very human thing. And according to Jewish tradition, it’s a mistake the Israelites made, with some rather painful consequences. Picture this: The Israelites are fresh out of...
According to the Legends of the Jews, as retold by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, Moses chose his servant Joshua to lead the charge. Why? Because Moses knew that only a descendant of Rachel...
