The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3The Legends of the JewsPaul Radin translationChapter navigation134 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…The Legends of the JewsVOLUME III BIBLE TIMES AND CHARACTERS FROM THE EXODUS TO THE DEATH OF MOSESPREFACETHE LONG ROUTEPHARAOH PURSUES THE HEBREWSTHE SEA DIVIDEDTHE PASSAGE THROUGH THE RED SEATHE DESTRUCTION OF THE EGYPTIANSTHE SONG AT THE SEATHE AWFUL DESERTTHE HEAVENLY FOODTHE GATHERING OF THE MANNAMIRIAM'S WELLAMALEK'S WAR AGAINST ISRAELAMALEK DEFEATEDJETHROTHE INSTALLATION OF ELDERSJETHRO REWARDEDTHE TIME IS AT HANDTHE GENTILES REFUSE THE TORAHTHE CONTEST OF THE MOUNTAINSTHE TORAH OFFERED TO ISRAELISRAEL PREPARES FOR THE REVELATIONTHE REVELATION ON MOUNT SINAITHE FIRST COMMANDMENTTHE OTHER COMMANDMENTS REVEALED ON SINAITHE UNITY OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTSMOSES CHOSEN AS INTERMEDIATORMOSES AND THE ANGELS STRIVE FOR THE TORAHMOSES RECEIVES THE TORAHTHE GOLDEN CALFMOSES BLAMED FOR ISRAEL'S SINTHE PUNISHMENT OF THE SINNERSMOSES INTERCEDES FOR THE PEOPLETHE INSCRUTABLE WAYS OF THE LORDTHE THIRTEEN ATTRIBUTES OF GODTHE SECOND TABLESTHE CENSUS OF THE PEOPLETHE ERECTION OF THE TABERNACLE COMMANDEDTHE MATERIALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TABERNACLEBEZALELTHE ARK WITH THE CHERUBIMTHE TABLE AND THE CANDLESTICKTHE ALTARTHE SYMBOLICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TABERNACLETHE PRIESTLY ROBESTHE STONES IN THE BREASTPLATETHE COMPLETION OF THE TABERNACLETHE SETTING UP OF THE TABERNACLETHE CONSECRATION OF THE PRIESTSTHE DAY OF THE TEN CROWNSTHE INTERRUPTED JOYTHE GIFTS OF THE PRINCESTHE REVELATIONS IN THE TABERNACLETHE CLEANSING OF THE CAMPTHE LIGHTING OF THE CANDLESTICKTHE TWELVE PRINCES OF THE TRIBESTHE CENSUS OF THE LEVITESTHE FOUR DIVISIONS OF THE LEVITESTHE FOUR STANDARDSTHE CAMPTHE BLASPHEMER AND THE SABBATH-BREAKERTHE UNGRATEFUL MULTITUDETHE FLESH-POTS OF EGYPTTHE APPOINTMENT OF THE SEVENTY ELDERSELDAD AND MEDADTHE QUAILSAARON AND MIRIAM SLANDER MOSESMIRIAM'S PUNISHMENTTHE SENDING OF THE SPIESSIGNIFICANT NAMESTHE SPIES IN PALESTINETHE SLANDEROUS REPORTTHE NIGHT OF TEARSINGRATITUDE PUNISHEDTHE YEARS OF DISFAVORTHE REBELLION OF KORAHKORAH ABUSES MOSES AND THE TORAHMOSES PLEADS IN VAIN WITH KORAHKORAH AND HIS HORDE PUNISHEDON AND THE THREE SONS OF KORAH SAVEDISRAEL CONVINCED OF AARON'S PRIESTHOODTHE WATERS OF MERIBAHMOSES' ANGER CAUSES HIS DOOMEDOM'S UNBROTHERLY ATTITUDE TOWARD ISRAELTHE THREE SHEPHERDSPREPARING AARON FOR IMPENDING DEATHAARON'S DEATHTHE GENERAL MOURNING FOR AARONTHE FALSE FRIENDSTHE BRAZEN SERPENTAT ARNONSIHON, THE KING OF THE AMORITESTHE GIANT OGMOSES' SPEECH OF ADMONITIONBALAK, KING OF MOABBALAAM, THE HEATHEN PROPHETBALAK'S MESSENGERS TO BALAAMBALAAM ACCEPTS BALAK'S INVITATIONBALAAM'S ASSBALAAM RUNS INTO HIS OWN DESTRUCTIONBALAAM WITH BALAKBALAAM'S SACRIFICES REFUSEDBALAAM EXTOLS ISRAELBALAAM'S HOPES DISAPPOINTEDCURSES TURNED TO BLESSINGSBALAAM'S WICKED COUNSELPHINEHAS, ZEALOUS FOR GODTWELVE MIRACLESPHINEHAS REWARDEDTHE DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHADTHE APPOINTMENT OF JOSHUAMOSES' LEGACY TO JOSHUAMOSES' LAST CAMPAIGNTHE COMPLETE ANNIHILATION OF MIDIANTHE GRUESOME END OF BALAAMTHE VICTORIOUS RETURN FROM THE WARWEALTH THAT BRINGETH DESTRUCTIONMOSES' DEATH IRREVOCABLY DOOMEDMOSES' PRAYER FOR SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENTGOD TRIES TO COMFORT MOSES CONCERNING HIS DEATHTHE INTERCESSIONS FOR MOSESMOSES SERVES JOSHUATHE LAST DAY OF MOSES' LIFEMOSES BEHOLDS THE FUTUREMOSES MEETS THE MESSIAH IN HEAVENTHE LAST HOURS OF MOSESTHE BLESSING OF MOSESMOSES PRAYS FOR DEATHSAMAEL CHASTISED BY MOSESGOD KISSES MOSES' SOULTHE MOURNING FOR MOSESSAMAEL'S VAIN SEARCHMOSES EXCELS ALL PIOUS MENBeginning of this editionNext chapter →VOLUME III BIBLE TIMES AND CHARACTERS FROM THE EXODUS TO THE DEATH OF MOSESAll chapters and sections (134)Other sectionsThe Legends of the JewsSections3Volume 3 · Other sectionsPREFACETHE LONG ROUTEPHARAOH PURSUES THE HEBREWSTHE SEA DIVIDEDTHE PASSAGE THROUGH THE RED SEATHE DESTRUCTION OF THE EGYPTIANSTHE SONG AT THE SEATHE AWFUL DESERTTHE HEAVENLY FOODTHE GATHERING OF THE MANNAMIRIAM'S WELLAMALEK'S WAR AGAINST ISRAELAMALEK DEFEATEDJETHROTHE INSTALLATION OF ELDERSJETHRO REWARDEDTHE TIME IS AT HANDTHE GENTILES REFUSE THE TORAHTHE CONTEST OF THE MOUNTAINSTHE TORAH OFFERED TO ISRAELISRAEL PREPARES FOR THE REVELATIONTHE REVELATION ON MOUNT SINAITHE FIRST COMMANDMENTTHE OTHER COMMANDMENTS REVEALED ON SINAITHE UNITY OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTSMOSES CHOSEN AS INTERMEDIATORMOSES AND THE ANGELS STRIVE FOR THE TORAHMOSES RECEIVES THE TORAHTHE GOLDEN CALFMOSES BLAMED FOR ISRAEL'S SINTHE PUNISHMENT OF THE SINNERSMOSES INTERCEDES FOR THE PEOPLETHE INSCRUTABLE WAYS OF THE LORDTHE THIRTEEN ATTRIBUTES OF GODTHE SECOND TABLESTHE CENSUS OF THE PEOPLETHE ERECTION OF THE TABERNACLE COMMANDEDTHE MATERIALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TABERNACLEBEZALELTHE ARK WITH THE CHERUBIMTHE TABLE AND THE CANDLESTICKTHE ALTARTHE SYMBOLICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TABERNACLETHE PRIESTLY ROBESTHE STONES IN THE BREASTPLATETHE COMPLETION OF THE TABERNACLETHE SETTING UP OF THE TABERNACLETHE CONSECRATION OF THE PRIESTSTHE DAY OF THE TEN CROWNSTHE INTERRUPTED JOYTHE GIFTS OF THE PRINCESTHE REVELATIONS IN THE TABERNACLETHE CLEANSING OF THE CAMPTHE LIGHTING OF THE CANDLESTICKTHE TWELVE PRINCES OF THE TRIBESTHE CENSUS OF THE LEVITESTHE FOUR DIVISIONS OF THE LEVITESTHE FOUR STANDARDSTHE CAMPTHE BLASPHEMER AND THE SABBATH-BREAKERTHE UNGRATEFUL MULTITUDETHE FLESH-POTS OF EGYPTTHE APPOINTMENT OF THE SEVENTY ELDERSELDAD AND MEDADTHE QUAILSAARON AND MIRIAM SLANDER MOSESMIRIAM'S PUNISHMENTTHE SENDING OF THE SPIESSIGNIFICANT NAMESTHE SPIES IN PALESTINETHE SLANDEROUS REPORTTHE NIGHT OF TEARSINGRATITUDE PUNISHEDTHE YEARS OF DISFAVORTHE REBELLION OF KORAHKORAH ABUSES MOSES AND THE TORAHMOSES PLEADS IN VAIN WITH KORAHKORAH AND HIS HORDE PUNISHEDON AND THE THREE SONS OF KORAH SAVEDISRAEL CONVINCED OF AARON'S PRIESTHOODTHE WATERS OF MERIBAHMOSES' ANGER CAUSES HIS DOOMEDOM'S UNBROTHERLY ATTITUDE TOWARD ISRAELTHE THREE SHEPHERDSPREPARING AARON FOR IMPENDING DEATHAARON'S DEATHTHE GENERAL MOURNING FOR AARONTHE FALSE FRIENDSTHE BRAZEN SERPENTAT ARNONSIHON, THE KING OF THE AMORITESTHE GIANT OGMOSES' SPEECH OF ADMONITIONBALAK, KING OF MOABBALAAM, THE HEATHEN PROPHETBALAK'S MESSENGERS TO BALAAMBALAAM ACCEPTS BALAK'S INVITATIONBALAAM'S ASSBALAAM RUNS INTO HIS OWN DESTRUCTIONBALAAM WITH BALAKBALAAM'S SACRIFICES REFUSEDBALAAM EXTOLS ISRAELBALAAM'S HOPES DISAPPOINTEDCURSES TURNED TO BLESSINGSBALAAM'S WICKED COUNSELPHINEHAS, ZEALOUS FOR GODTWELVE MIRACLESPHINEHAS REWARDEDTHE DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHADTHE APPOINTMENT OF JOSHUAMOSES' LEGACY TO JOSHUAMOSES' LAST CAMPAIGNTHE COMPLETE ANNIHILATION OF MIDIANTHE GRUESOME END OF BALAAMTHE VICTORIOUS RETURN FROM THE WARWEALTH THAT BRINGETH DESTRUCTIONMOSES' DEATH IRREVOCABLY DOOMEDMOSES' PRAYER FOR SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENTGOD TRIES TO COMFORT MOSES CONCERNING HIS DEATHTHE INTERCESSIONS FOR MOSESMOSES SERVES JOSHUATHE LAST DAY OF MOSES' LIFEMOSES BEHOLDS THE FUTUREMOSES MEETS THE MESSIAH IN HEAVENTHE LAST HOURS OF MOSESTHE BLESSING OF MOSESMOSES PRAYS FOR DEATHSAMAEL CHASTISED BY MOSESGOD KISSES MOSES' SOULTHE MOURNING FOR MOSESSAMAEL'S VAIN SEARCHMOSES EXCELS ALL PIOUS MENby Louis GinzbergTRANSLATED PROM THE GERMAN MANUSCRIPT BY PAUL RADINVOLUME III BIBLE TIMES AND CHARACTERS FROM THE EXODUS TO THE DEATH OF MOSES →