Reward and Punishment in Jewish Mythology

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Myths, legends, and mystical writings about Reward and Punishment from across Jewish tradition.

What does Reward and Punishment mean in Jewish mythology?

Myths, legends, and mystical writings about Reward and Punishment from across Jewish tradition.

1 myth on JewishMythology.com retell how Jewish tradition imagines reward and punishment, drawn from the Hebrew Bible, Midrash, Talmud, Kabbalah, and later Jewish literature. Each story below synthesizes primary sources into a single narrative; follow any myth to read it, and from there into the source passages behind it.

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