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According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, before the world even existed, there was a need for beings to praise God. So, He created the angels, the holy Hayyot (holy...
to the story of Cain, and the heavy consequences that followed his act of fratricide. According to Legends of the Jews, as retold by Ginzberg, the death of Abel was unimaginably br...
After the tragedy with Cain and Abel, Adam and Eve experienced a period of deep sorrow. According to Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg, Adam separated himself from Eve for 130 years!...
We know that Noah and his family were spared, a fresh start for humanity. But, well, it didn't take long for things to go sideways again, did it? According to Ginzberg’s retelling ...
Nimrod is one of those names. He looms large in Jewish tradition, a figure of immense power, incredible arrogance, and profound sin. According to Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg, i...
Let’s talk about Abraham. Scarcely had Abraham settled in Canaan when a devastating famine struck. Now, famines aren’t exactly rare in the grand scheme of things. In fact, the lege...
According to Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, God revealed Himself to Abraham shortly after, to ease his conscience about the spilling of innocent blood, a scruple that caused him g...
We often think of Abraham's journey as beginning with the covenant God made with him, the "covenant of the pieces," promising him descendants as numerous as the stars. But as Legen...
According to Legends of the Jews, as retold by Ginzberg, the angels who were sent to destroy these cities didn't rush in with fiery vengeance. No, these were angels of mercy. They ...