Patriarchs

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Explore 3,059 Jewish texts related to the theme of Patriarchs, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Rakyon Among the Fathers

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, when Abraham and his entourage finally arrived back in Canaan, they made a point of seeking out the same lodgings they'd u...

Abraham Among the Fathers and Canaanites

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Even Abraham, our patriarch, wasn't immune. Imagine the scene: Abraham, fresh from his sojourn in Egypt, returns home. Life should be good. But trouble is brewing. It starts, as it...

Abraham and Divine Judgment

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

Things weren't exactly smooth sailing between them. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, the tension that was building between their servants had escalated to ...

Abraham's Compassion and Canaan

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

Even the great Abraham, our father Abraham, wrestled with that. According to the sages, God wasn't entirely happy with him. Why? Because Abraham, for all his legendary hospitality ...

Lot in Battle

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

According to Legends of the Jews, this departure had a pretty serious consequence, setting the stage for a major war. You see, Lot wanted to settle in the lush kikkar ha-Yarden, th...

Kingdom of Sodom

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

It’s closer than you might think. Imagine the scene: Sodom, ripe for the taking, its riches and food plundered by victorious armies. But amidst the spoils, they seize Lot, Abraham’...

Abraham and Divine Judgment

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

See, news had reached Abraham about his nephew Lot, and it wasn’t good. Lot was in serious trouble, caught up in the wickedness of the cities of the plain. Now, Abraham and Lot had...

Abraham in Battle and Passover

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

to one such moment in the life of Abraham, a story so incredible it practically leaps off the page. We all know the story: Abraham, the righteous one, goes to war to rescue his nep...

Abraham in Battle and Thou

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

Take Abraham, for example. We know him as the patriarch, the father of our faith. But have you heard the legends of his battles? Ginzberg, in Legends of the Jews, paints a picture ...