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Legends of Old Testament characters

Legends of Old Testament characters

by S. Baring-Gould

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Author
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924
Title
Legends of Old Testament characters, from the Talmud and other sources
Original Publication
London: Macmillan and Co., 1871.
Credits
David Edwards, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
Language
English
LoC Class
BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament
Subject
Bible. Old Testament -- Legends
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 72268
Release Date
November 30, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Legends of Old Testament Characters.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.I. THE FALL OF THE ANGELS.
  5. 5.II. ADAM. — 1. THE CREATION OF MAN. — 2. THE PRE-ADAMITES.
  6. 6.III. EVE. [37]
  7. 7.IV. THE FALL OF MAN.
  8. 8.V. ADAM AND EVE AFTER THE FALL.
  9. 9.VI. CAIN AND ABEL.
  10. 10.VII. THE DEATH OF ADAM.
  11. 11.VIII. SETH.
  12. 12.IX. CAINAN SON OF ENOS.
  13. 13.X. ENOCH. — 1. THE TRANSLATION OF ENOCH. — 2. THE BOOK OF ENOCH.
  14. 14.XI. THE GIANTS.
  15. 15.XII. LAMECH.
  16. 16.XIII. METHUSELAH.
  17. 17.XIV. NOAH
  18. 18.XV. HEATHEN LEGENDS OF THE DELUGE.
  19. 19.XVI. THE PLANTING OF THE VINE.
  20. 20.XVII. THE SONS OF NOAH.
  21. 21.XVIII. RELICS OF THE ARK.
  22. 22.XIX. CERTAIN DESCENDANTS OF HAM.
  23. 23.XX. SERUG.
  24. 24.XXI. THE PROPHET EBER.
  25. 25.XXII. THE PROPHET SALEH.
  26. 26.XXIII. THE TOWER OF BABEL.
  27. 27.XXIV. ABRAHAM. [296] — 1. HIS YOUTH AND EARLY STRUGGLES. — 2. THE CALL OF ABRAHAM, AND THE VISIT TO EGYPT. — 3. THE WAR WITH THE KINGS. — 4. THE BIRTH OF ISHMAEL. — 5. THE DESTRUCTION Of SODOM AND GOMORRAH. — 6. THE BIRTH OF ISAAC. — 7. THE EXPULSION OF HAGAR AND ISHMAEL. — 8. THE STRIFE BETWEEN THE SHEPHERDS. — 9. THE GROVE IN BEER-SHEBA. — 10. THE OFFERING OF ISAAC. [326] — 11. THE DEATH OF SARAH. — 12. THE MARRIAGE OF ISAAC. — 13. THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM.
  28. 28.XXV. MELCHIZEDEK.
  29. 29.XXVI. OF ISHMAEL AND THE WELL ZEMZEM.
  30. 30.XXVII. ESAU AND JACOB.
  31. 31.XXVIII. JOSEPH.
  32. 32.XXIX. THE TESTAMENTS OF THE TWELVE PATRIARCHS.
  33. 33.XXX. JOB.
  34. 34.XXXI. JETHRO.
  35. 35.XXXII. MOSES. [453] — 1. ISRAEL IN EGYPT. — 2. THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF MOSES. — 3. THE YOUTH AND MARRIAGE OF MOSES. — 4. MOSES BEFORE PHARAOH. — 5. THE PASSAGE OF THE RED SEA. — 6. THE GIVING OF THE LAW. — 7. THE MANNA. ( Exod. xvi. ) — 8. THE SMITTEN ROCK. ( Exod. xvii. 1-7.) — 9. MOSES VISITS EL KHOUDR. — 11. OF KORAH AND HIS COMPANY. ( Numb. xvi. ) — 12. THE WARS OF THE ISRAELITES. — 13. THE DEATH OF AARON. ( Numb. xx. 22-29.) — 14. THE DEATH OF MOSES.
  36. 36.XXXIII. JOSHUA.
  37. 37.XXXIV. THE JUDGES.
  38. 38.XXXV. SAMUEL.
  39. 39.XXXVI. SAUL. — 1. WAR WITH THE PHILISTINES.—GOLIATH SLAIN. — 2. SAUL’S JEALOUSY OF DAVID. — 3. THE DEATH OF SAUL.
  40. 40.XXXVII. DAVID.
  41. 41.XXXVIII. SOLOMON. [658] — 1. HOW SOLOMON OBTAINED POWER. — 2. HOW SOLOMON FEASTED ALL FLESH. — 3. THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE. [661] — 4. THE TRAVELS OF SOLOMON. — 5. THE HISTORY OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA. — 6. SOLOMON’S ADVENTURE WITH THE APES. — 7. SOLOMON MARRIES THE DAUGHTER OF PHARAOH. — 8. HOW SOLOMON LOST AND RECOVERED HIS RING. — 9. THE DEATH OF SOLOMON.
  42. 42.XXXIX. ELIJAH.
  43. 43.XL. ISAIAH.
  44. 44.XLI. JEREMIAH.
  45. 45.XLII. EZEKIEL.
  46. 46.XLIII. EZRA.
  47. 47.XLIV. ZECHARIAH.

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