Righteousness in Jewish Mythology

33 myths · Page 2 of 2

Myth 5 min

Zechariah Named Two Staves Amiable and Destroyer

Rabbi Oshaia pressed two names onto wood in a prophet's hands. One hall yielded for honor. One broke arguments until bone showed.

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Myth 5 min

Noah Stood Alone Righteous as His Generation Swelled

New stalls, grain heaped past the awnings, children underfoot. Nobody in that square was hungry, and nobody could remember a year that had gone badly.

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Myth 6 min

They Made a Covenant With Death and Chose a Man to Break

They toasted the shortness of life, named strength their only law, and staked a wager on whether God would come for the one man they broke.

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