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The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1

by Louis Ginzberg

Pages
about 460
Category
Literature & Fiction
Language
English
Reading time
8.4 h at 250 wpm
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From the opening

I. 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.

II. 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.

III. 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.

IV. 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.

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