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The Legends of the Jews Volume 2, by Louis Ginzberg

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THE LEGENDS OF THE JEWS
BY LOUIS GINZBERG
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN MANUSCRIPT BY HENRIETTA SZOLD
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