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We talked before about how King Solomon, wisest of men, tricked Asmodeus into revealing the secret of the shamir, the magical worm that could cut stone for the building of the Temp...
We all know Solomon. The wisest of men, builder of the Temple, ruler of a glorious kingdom. But what happens when that power is stripped away? What happens when the mighty fall? Je...
It’s a humbling thought, isn’t it? The Legends of the Jews, as compiled by Ginzberg, tells us a story of just such a time in Solomon’s life. During his exile, Solomon encountered a...
We often think of biblical figures as flawless, but the story of Solomon, the wisest of men, reminds us that even royalty can stumble. And it’s a wild ride to redemption. For three...
And not just any king, but King Solomon himself. In our continuing saga, we find Solomon not exactly sitting pretty. He's been dethroned, remember? The demon Asmodeus, in a classic...
The story goes that after his encounter with Asmodeus – that powerful, not-exactly-pleasant demon – Solomon was so shaken by Asmodeus's "forbidding ugliness" that he couldn't rest ...
King Solomon, wisest of all men, certainly did. According to Ginzberg's "Legends of the Jews," one day, Solomon noticed two shady figures lurking around his palace. Now, Solomon wa...
The story goes like this: the King of Persia, a friendly ally of Solomon, was seriously ill. His royal physician, after consulting all his ancient scrolls and remedies, came to a r...
King Solomon, the wisest of all men, certainly tried. And the story of his scribes, Elihoreph and Ahijah, is a fascinating, if ultimately sobering, tale about just that. These were...
