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It wasn't always this way! According to the legends, these creatures weren’t born rivals. Their animosity, like so much else in this world, has a story, a reason... or rather, seve...
We often think of praise as something reserved for humans, something we consciously offer up. But what if everything around us, every living thing, is constantly singing God's prai...
It wasn't just a guilty conscience. According to some fascinating traditions, the very air around him crackled with divine activity. Imagine this: Adam, suddenly aware of his naked...
It goes way back. Way, way back to the Garden of Eden, and a story that's less about apples and more about blame. : Adam takes a bite of the forbidden fruit, and what's his first m...
According to the Legends of the Jews, compiled by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, the pronouncement of the serpent’s doom wasn't a solitary act. God convened a Sanhedrin – a court – of seven...
We often think of it as a single act, a moment of disobedience and then… exile. But according to some traditions, the consequences for Adam were far more layered and, frankly, quit...
It’s a pretty bleak picture, according to some traditions. Imagine Adam, hearing God’s pronouncement: "Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth." In other words, the ground would n...
According to tradition, God didn't just leave the entrance to Paradise unguarded. Instead, He appointed the cherubim, those powerful, almost indescribable angelic beings, to stand ...
And according to the legends, everyone was pointing fingers. The classic story. Adam, confronted by God, doesn't exactly take responsibility. Instead, as Ginzberg retells it in Leg...
