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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