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Chronicles of Jerahmeel

by Moses Gaster

[1899]


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This is Moses Gaster's translation of the Chronicles of Jerahmeel. The book is a collection of extended Biblical events, mixed with Roman history, lists of geographical names, and Patriarchial genealogies. Gaster believed that the Chronicles were compiled from Hebrew sources, both ancient and medieval. The text runs from the void before Creation, through the Deuterocanonical Apocrypha. This book abounds with astounding folklore.--J.B. Hare, Dec. 30th, 2009.


Title Page
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Compiler's Preface
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX. The Formation of the Child
X
XI
XII
XIII. The Beating of the Grave
XIV. This Is the Description of Gehinnom (Hell)
XV
XVI
XVII
XVIII. Paradise
XIX
XX
XXI
XXII
XXIII
XXIV
XXV. The Midrash of Shemḥazai and ‘Azael.
XXVI
XXVII
XXVIII
XXIX
XXX
XXXI
XXXII
XXXIII
XXXIV
XXXV
XXXVI
XXXVII
XXXVIII. This Is the Will (Testament) of Naphtali, Son of Jacob
XXXIX
XL
XLI
XLII
XLIII. The Chronicles of Moses
XLIV
XLV
XLVI
XLVII
XLVIII
XLIX. The Death of Aaron, of Blessed Memory
L
LI
LII
LIII
LIV. The Smiting of the Firstborn
LV. The Rebellion of Korah
LVI
LVII
LVIII
LIX
LX. The Eight Exiles
LXI. The Children of Moses
LXII. The Ten Banishments of the Sanhedrim
LXIII. Elchanan the Merchant
LXIV. The Midrash of Aḥab Ben Qolaya and Zedekiah Ben Ma‘aseyah
LXV. The History of Susanna
LXVI
LXVII
LXVIII
LXIX
LXX
LXXI
LXXII
LXXIII
LXXIV
LXXV
LXXVI
LXXVII
LXXVIII
LXXIX
LXXX. The Beating of the Grave
LXXXI
LXXXII
LXXXIII
LXXXIV. The Throne of Solomon, King of Israel
LXXXV. The Book of the Maccabee
LXXXVI
LXXXVII
LXXXVIII
LXXXIX
XC
XCI
XCII
XCIII
XCIV
XCV
XCVI
XCVII
XCVIII