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Take Othniel, for example, a figure from the Book of Judges. We're talking about a leader, a judge in Israel. You'd think a guy like that would be riding high. Well, yes and no. Ac...
That’s a little of what we find in the story of Jael and Sisera. It's a pivotal moment from the Book of Judges (Judges 4-5), amplified and intensified through the lens of Jewish le...
Let’s talk about Jephthah. You might remember him. He was one of the Judges of Israel, a military leader, a powerful figure. But he's also remembered for a vow he made, a vow that ...
The story of Jephthah and Phinehas is a stark reminder. We find this tale tucked away in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, and it centers around a difficult legal question. Someone's...
The tale of Samson is definitely one of those. We know him as this incredible strongman, but his story, as the Legends of the Jews retells it, is full of so much more than just bru...
Remember Micah? The guy who stole silver from his mother and then used it to make an idol (Judges 17)? Well, according to Legends of the Jews, the trouble didn’t stop there. The pe...
We're talking about the aftermath of a brutal civil war in ancient Israel, a war stemming from the shocking events surrounding the idol of Micah. Remember him? We explored his stor...
The story of Samuel is a powerful example. We find him, in Legends of the Jews, already displaying wisdom beyond his years as just a two-year-old. Imagine that for a moment. Two ye...
It’s a powerful story of faith rewarded, but there's more to it than just that. The legends tell us that Hannah lived to see not only her son's rise to greatness, but also the down...
