Publisher's Synopsis
A must read for all!
The legend of the Jews is an in-depth account of all that has happened since the beginning of mankind. A compilation of the traditional sources passed down from ages.
If you are a seeker of Knowledge and truth or a biblical scholar, this book will keep you engrossed for hours learning more about missing links, information and stories not found in the bible.
Legends of the Jews remain a most remarkable and comprehensive compilation of stories connected to the Hebrew Bible. It is an indispensable reference on that body of literature known as Midrash, the imaginative retelling and elaboration on Bible stories in which mythological tales about demons and magic co-exist with moralistic stories about the piety of the patriarchs. Legends is the first book to which one turns to learn about the postbiblical understanding of a biblical episode, or to discover the source for biblical legends that cannot be traced directly to the Bible.
This is a massive collation of the Haggada--the traditions which have grown up surrounding the Biblical narrative. Volume Three begins with Moses in the wilderness and finally deciding to lead the Jews out of Egypt, the oppression of the Pharaoh having become too much to bear. The construction of the tabernacle amongst other miracles from God, the twelve princes of the tribes, the rebellion of Korah to the death of Moses.
