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He was an outcast, remember? Driven from his home by his brothers, he rose to become a mighty warrior. When the elders of Gilead needed a leader to fight the Ammonites, they turned...
After a successful military campaign, Jephthah is met by his daughter, Sheilah. But instead of joy, a wave of anguish washes over him. He cries out, lamenting that her name, Sheila...
Let’s talk about Jephthah. You might remember him. He was one of the Judges of Israel, a military leader, a powerful figure. But he's also remembered for a vow he made, a vow that ...
The story of Jephthah and Phinehas is a stark reminder. We find this tale tucked away in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, and it centers around a difficult legal question. Someone's...
The story of Micah is, frankly, a wild ride. It all starts with Delilah. Yes, that Delilah – the one who betrayed Samson. According to the Legends of the Jews, Delilah took some of...
The story of Micah and his homemade sanctuary is a wild ride through the human tendency to, well, improvise. We find this tale tucked away in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, painti...
The story goes that Hannah, yearning for a child, prayed so fervently at the Temple that the High Priest Eli initially mistook her for being drunk! He rebuked her, but then, realiz...
The story of Samuel is a powerful example. We find him, in Legends of the Jews, already displaying wisdom beyond his years as just a two-year-old. Imagine that for a moment. Two ye...
It’s a powerful story of faith rewarded, but there's more to it than just that. The legends tell us that Hannah lived to see not only her son's rise to greatness, but also the down...
