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Jewish folklore is filled with such mysteries, often revealing deeper truths about ourselves and the world around us. Take this story, for instance. It's a tale of trickery, overhe...
And what he hears… saves him from death! The story goes that he heeded the advice of a rooster, and by doing so, he managed to cheat fate. We don't know the details of the advice, ...
It wasn’t all ruling and dispensing justice, you know. Sometimes, even kings need a good mental workout! And Solomon, it turns out, had a very specific way to keep his mind sharp: ...
That's what happened when the Queen of Sheba, herself renowned for her intelligence, decided to test Solomon. First up: distinguishing between men and women who looked exactly alik...
We often hear about the human labor, the cedar from Lebanon, the gold and precious stones. But there's a less-told tale, a whisper from the shadows, involving beings not quite of t...
It involved a whole lot of…demons. According to the legends, Solomon didn't just command respect from humans; he had power over the spirit world, too. And it all started with a rat...
It wasn't just about flashy displays of power, that's for sure. According to the legends, he put them to WORK! Ginzberg, in his monumental work Legends of the Jews, tells us about ...
The ancient stories are full of that kind of energy. And no one knew it better than King Solomon, the wisest of all men. Imagine Solomon, holding court, his legendary wisdom radiat...
It wasn't just priests and pilgrims who showed up to admire Solomon's handiwork. According to the Legends of the Jews, rulers from all over the world flocked to Jerusalem, drawn by...