17 myths
A Midianite priest laid whole beasts on the fire. Aaron sat with the elders, and Moses would not take a place at his own table.
An overseer and four seraphim walked the Sabbath tables. Joy bought shelter from the River of Fire. A still face bought the river itself.
Every day ten oxen, a hundred sheep, and a bird from Barbary carrying itself to the kitchen. The world came to Solomon unbidden. Then it stopped coming.
At one hundred Abraham held a son. On Moriah he held a knife. Coming down, he found Sarah dead and paid four hundred shekels for a grave.
Abimelech bowed to Isaac's blessing, then the light left his eyes. Abraham's name poured like oil while patriarchal song was only fragrance on the wind.
Moses heard the angels praising and brought the words down as a whisper. When Israel says them, the angels' wings droop and their own song stops.
The nations said the old woman was passing off Hagar's baby as her own. God dried up the milk of every noblewoman who had said it.
Fire killed two of his sons at the altar. The instructions that follow in the Torah tell their father how to walk into that same room once a year, alone.
Drums pulled the air sideways outside the study hall. Rabbi Judah closed his book. The bride would not wait for a finished line of Torah.
Earthly kings give a gift or give rest, never both. God gave Israel the Sabbath and a double portion of manna in one breath, rest and bread together.
At Rabbi Judah's son's feast, Bar Kappara told riddles until wine spilled by the barrel. He said he was teaching Torah through joy.
The cups were still full when the father climbed the attic stairs. He came back and asked the guests to finish eating before they buried his son.
Moses, Aaron, Nahshon, and two priestly sons fill one woman's day. Then sanctuary fire takes the sons she named with pride.
Rebekah sent the plate first. She knew the Presence would not sit on a sour heart, and Esau was still out in the field with his bow.
Four golden lampstands made Jerusalem glow at the water drawing. Beyond that joy, God Himself will teach Torah by heart.
Adam's heel outshone the sun, then he was told he was dust. At the table a man set his cup down while the wine was still sweet.
Oil spat from eight wicks over the Court of the Women. He caught every torch, then put them down and pressed his mouth to the floor.
