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The Legends of the Jews

by Louis Ginzberg

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  • 20th century
  • Language: English
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The early history of the first Jewish conqueror in some respects is like the early history of the first Jewish legislator. The exodus would have been impossible if Joseph's bones had remained behind. In the beginning, two thousand years before the heaven and the earth, seven things were created: the Torah written with black fire on white fire, and lying in the lap of God; the Divine Throne, erected in the heaven which later was over the heads of the Hayyot; Paradise on the right side of God, Hell on the left side; the Celestial Sanctuary directly in front of God, having a jewel on its altar graven with the Name of the Messiah, and a Voice that cries aloud, "Return, ye children of men." Jacob was not exempt from the lot that falls to the share of all the pious.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page and openlibrary matched “Legends”. Retained metadata contains “Legends” in the title, “Folklore” in the subject metadata, “Legends” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

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Editions

Open Library reports 48 editions; 2 cataloged here.

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6 public domain volumes

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Legends of the Bible.

1956Simon and SchusterEnglish—Borrowable

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributors: Husik, Isaac
  • Open Library reports 48 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BM530
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: 6 public domain volumes
  • Translators: Radin, Paul; Szold, Henrietta
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openlibrary-work:OL2741734W
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