The legends of the Jews Louis Ginzberg

Includes bibliographical references and index

v. 1. Bible times and characters from the creation to Jacob -- The creation of the world -- The first things created -- The alphabet -- The first day -- The second day -- The third day -- The fourth day -- The fifth day -- The sixth day -- All things praise the Lord -- Adam -- Man and the world -- The angels and the creation of man -- The creation of Adam -- The soul of man -- The ideal man -- The fall of Satan -- Woman -- Adam and Eve in Paradise -- The fall of man -- The punishment -- Sabbath in Heaven -- Adam's repentance -- The Book of Raziel -- The sickness of Adam -- Eve's story of the fall -- The death of Adam -- The death of Eve -- The ten generations -- The birth of Cain -- Fratricide -- The punishment of Cain -- The inhabitants of the seven earths -- The descendants of Cain -- The descendants of Adam and Lilith -- Seth and his descendants -- Enosh -- The fall of the angels -- Enoch, ruler and teacher -- The ascension of Enoch -- The translation of Enoch -- Methuselah -- Noah -- The birth of Noah -- The punishment of the fallen angels -- The generation of the deluge -- The Holy Book -- The inmates of the ark -- The flood -- Noah leaves the ark -- The curse of drunkenness -- Noah's descendants spread abroad -- The depravity of mankind -- Nimrod -- The Tower of Babel -- Abraham -- The wicked generations -- The birth of Abraham -- The babe proclaims God -- Abraham's first appearance in public -- The preacher of the true faith -- In the fiery furnace -- Abraham emigrates to Haran -- The star in the East -- The true believer -- The iconoclast -- Abraham in Canaan -- His sojourn in Egypt -- The first Pharaoh -- The war of the kings -- The covenant of the pieces -- The birth of Ishmael -- The visit of the angels -- The cities of sin -- Abraham pleads for the sinners -- The destruction of the sinful cities -- Among the Philistines -- The birth of Isaac -- Ishmael cast off -- The two wives of Ishmael -- The covenant with Abimelech -- Satan accuses Abraham -- The journey to Moriah -- Jacob -- The birth of Esau and Jacob -- The favorite of Abraham -- The sale of the birthright -- Isaac with the Philistines -- Isaac blesses Jacob -- Esau's true character revealed -- Jacob leaves his father's house -- Jacob pursued by Eliphaz and Esau -- The day of miracles -- Jacob with Laban -- The marriage of Jacob -- The birth of Jacob's children -- Jacob flees before Laban -- The covenant with Laban -- Jacob and Esau prepare to meet -- Jacob wrestles with the angel -- The meeting between Esau and Jacob -- The outrage at Shechem -- A war frustrated -- The war with the Ninevites -- The war with the Amorites -- Isaac blesses Levi and Judah -- Joy and sorrow in the house of Jacob -- Esau's campaign against Jacob -- The descendants of Esau.

v. 2. Bible times and characters from Joseph to the Exodus -- 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 -- 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 -- Job -- Job and the patriarchs -- Job's wealth and benefactions -- Satan and Job -- Job's suffering -- The four friends -- Job restored -- 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 increases -- 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.

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