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THE LEGENDS OF THE JEWS
BY
LOUIS GINZBERG
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN MANUSCRIPT BY
HENRIETTA SZOLD
VOLUME II
BIBLE TIMES AND CHARACTERS FROM JOSEPH TO THE EXODUS
PREFACE
The arrangement and presentation of the material in this
volume are the same as in Volume I. In both my efforts
have been directed to bringing together as full as possible
a collection of Jewish legends that deal with Biblical personages
and events. The sources of those legends and explanations
of some of them will be given in the last volume
of the entire work, and the numbers throughout the work
refer to the notes in the concluding volume.
My original intention was to continue Volume II up to the
death of Moses, but the legendary material clustering around
the life and death of Moses is so abundant that practical
considerations demanded the division of this material, in order
not to make the second volume too bulky. The division
chosen is a natural one. This volume closes with the Exodus,
and contains the deeds of Moses in Egypt, while the following
volume will deal with Moses in the desert.
The fact that Job is placed between Jacob's sons and
Moses may appear strange to some readers, since in the
Bible Job is one of the last books; but "legend is above time
and space," and I have, therefore, given Job the place which
legend has ascribed to him.
LOUIS GINZBERG.
NEW YORK, March 28, 1910.
CONTENTS
PREFACE
JOSEPH
The Favorite Son-Joseph Hated by His Brethren--
Joseph Cast into the Pit-The Sale-Joseph's Three
Masters-Joseph's Coat Brought to His Father-Judah
and His Sons-The Wives of the Sons of Jacob--
Joseph the Slave of Potiphar-Joseph and Zuleika--
Joseph Resists Temptation-Joseph in Prison-Pharaoh's
Dreams-Joseph before Pharaoh-The Ruler of
Egypt-Joseph's Brethren in Egypt-Joseph Meets His
Brethren-The Second journey to Egypt-Joseph and
Benjamin-The Thief Caught-Judah Pleads and
Threatens-Joseph Makes Himself Known-Jacob
Receives the Glad Tidings-Jacob Arrives in Egypt--
Joseph's Kindness and Generosity~Jacob's Last Wish--
The Blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh-The Blessing
of the Twelve Tribes-The Death of Jacob-The Sons
of Jacob at War with the Sons of Esau-Zepho King
of Kittim-The Nations at War-Joseph's Magnanimity
-Asenath-The Marriage of Joseph-Kind and Unkind
Brethren-Treachery Punished-The Death and Burial
of Joseph.
II. THE SONS OF JACOB
Significant Names-Reuben's Testament-Simon's
Admonition against Envy~The Ascension of Levi-Judah
Warns against Greed and Unchastity-Issachar's Singleness
of Heart-Zebulon Exhorts unto Compassion-
Dan's Confession-Naphtali's Dreams of the Division
of the Tribes-Gad's Hatred-Asher's Last Words-
Benjamin Extols Joseph.
III. JOB
Job and the Patriarchs-Job's Wealth and
Benefactions-Satan and Job--Job's Suffering-The Four
Friends-Job Restored.
IV. MOSES IN EGYPT
The Beginning of the Egyptian Bondage-Pharaoh's
Cunning-The Pious Midwives-The Three Counsellors-
The Slaughter of the Innocents-The Parents of
Moses-The Birth of Moses-Moses Rescued from the
Water-The Infancy of Moses-Moses Rescued by
Gabriel-The Youth of Moses-The Flight-The King
of Ethiopia-Jethro-Moses Marries Zipporah-A
Bloody Remedy-The Faithful Shepherd-The Burning
Thorn-bush-The Ascension of Moses-Moses Visits
Paradise and Hell-Moses Declines the Mission-Moses
Punished for His Stubbornness-The Return to Egypt-
Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh-The Suffering In-
creases-Measure for Measure-The Plagues Brought
through Aaron-The Plagues Brought through Moses-
The First Passover-The Smiting of the First-born-
The Redemption of Israel from Egyptian Bondage-
The Exodus.
I
JOSEPH
THE FAVORITE SON
JOSEPH HATED By His BRETHREN
JOSEPH CAST INTO THE PIT
THE SALE
JOSEPH'S THREE MASTERS
JOSEPH'S COAT BROUGHT TO HIS FATHER
JUDAH AND HIS SONS
THE WIVES OF THE SONS OF JACOB
JOSEPH THE SLAVE OF POTIPHAR
JOSEPH AND ZULEIKA
JOSEPH RESISTS TEMPTATION
JOSEPH IN PRISON
PHARAOH'S DREAMS
JOSEPH BEFORE PHARAOH
THE RULER OF EGYPT
JOSEPH'S BRETHREN IN EGYPT
JOSEPH MEETS HIS BRETHREN
THE SECOND JOURNEY TO EGYPT
JOSEPH AND BENJAMIN
THE THIEF CAUGHT
JUDAH PLEADS AND THREATENS
JOSEPH MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN
JACOB RECEIVES THE GLAD TIDINGS
JACOB ARRIVES IN EGYPT
JOSEPH's KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY
JACOB'S LAST WISH
THE BLESSING OF EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH
THE BLESSING OF THE TWELVE TRIBES
THE DEATH OF JACOB
THE SONS OF JACOB AT WAR WITH THE SONS OF ESAU
ZEPHO KING OF KITTIM
THE NATIONS AT WAR
JOSEPH'S MAGNANIMITY
ASENATH
THE MARRIAGE OF JOSEPH
KIND AND UNKIND BRETHREN
TREACHERY PUNISHED
THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF JOSEPH
I
JOSEPH
THE FAVORITE SON
Jacob was not exempt from the lot that falls to the share
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