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Take the story of David and Goliath. It’s not just a simple tale of good versus evil; it’s a complex web of family ties, past deeds, and divine reward, all playing out on the stage...
The story of David and the Philistines, as told in Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg, gives us a powerful example. After David finally secured Jerusalem, he knew the war with the Phi...
It’s easy to imagine them as these larger-than-life figures, all might and no moral compass. But what if their greatness actually lay in their unwavering commitment to justice? Tak...
In the stories of King David, we find a fascinating foil to the brilliant but ultimately tragic figure of Ahithophel: Joab, the warrior. While Ahithophel was known for his sharp in...
We pick up the story with Joab, commander of King David’s army, after he's already spent ten days resting and recuperating with his hosts. Refreshed, he sets out again to wage war ...
It’s a heavy idea, and in the vast tapestry of Jewish legend, we find a powerful example of this in the story of King David and the Gibeonites. We pick up the story after the earli...
That’s exactly the situation King David found himself in, according to the Legends of the Jews. He wasn’t choosing between dinner options, though. This was a divine reckoning. You ...
We often hear about the patriarchs, the kings, the prophets... but what about their wives? Take David, for example. We know him as the shepherd boy who slew Goliath, the king who u...
We often hear about the heroes, the kings, the prophets... but what about their wives, their mothers, the women who shaped their destinies? Let's talk about Abigail, one of the mos...
