Contents
INTRODUCTION.
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| INTRODUCTION |
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| NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE TALMUD | |
| CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF ITS COMPILATION | |
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| BIBLICAL HISTORY. |
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| FROM CAIN AND ABEL TO THE DESTRUCTION OF BABEL'S TOWER |
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| Death of Abel--Enoch--Kenan--Lemech--Death of Cain--Enoch, his righteousness--Death of Adam--Enoch's ascent to Heaven--Methusaleh--Lemech--Noah--The Flood--Nimrod--The Building of the Tower--Confusion of Language. |
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| FROM THE BIRTH OF ABRAHAM TO THE DESTRUCTION OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH | |
| Therach--Birth of Abram his son--His early peril--His knowledge of God and studies with Noah--His return to his father's house--He destroys his father's |
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| idols--His deliverance from Ur Chaldee--Death of Charan his brother--Abram settles in Canaan--His parting with Lot--Sodom--The wickedness of its inhabitants--Legends of their wrongdoings--Destruction of the City. |
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| FROM THE BIRTH OF ISAAC TO THE WARS OF SHECHEM | |
| Birth of Isaac--Dismissal of Hagar and Ishmael--Abram's visits to Ishmael--"A good nail"--Sacrifice of Isaac--His deliverance--Death of Sarah--Birth of Esau and Jacob--Death of Abraham--Esau sells his birthright--Jacob's flight--His reception by Laban--Meeting of Esau and Jacob--Jacob settles in Shechem--Dinah and the son of Chamor--The vengeance of Jacob's sons--The threatening Emorites--Death of Rachel. |
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| FROM JOSEPH'S YOUTH TO HIS ELEVATION OVER EGYPT | |
| The Master of Dreams--Joseph sold by his brethren--He is taken to Egypt--The grief of Jacob--Zelicha, the wife of Potiphar--The unjust accusation--Joseph in prison--The Chief Butler--Death of Isaac--Division of his property--Pharaoh's dreams--Failure of the wise men--Joseph interprets the dreams--His elevation to the office of Viceroy. |
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| JOSEPH'S GREATNESS AND JACOB'S ENTRY INTO EGYPT | |
| Marriage of Joseph--The famine--Joseph's brethren journey to Egypt--They are brought before the Viceroy--The money in the sacks--Benjamin goes down to Egypt--The silver cup--Joseph and Judah--Joseph makes himself known--Jacob journeys to meet his son. |
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| DEATH OF JACOB--DELIVERANCE FROM EGYPT | |
| Death of Jacob--His burial--Esau's interference--Esau killed by Hushim, the son of Dan--Death of Pharaoh--Joseph's death--Death of Jacob's sons--The new king--Pithom and Ráamses--The proclamation of Death--Birth of Moses--His adoption by Pharaoh's daughter--His flight to Ethiopia--He travels to Midian, and marries Ziporah, the daughter of Reüel--He is sent to Pharaoh--The Plagues--Deliverance of the Israelites--The passage of the Red Sea. |
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| I. The Deliverance from Egypt | |
| II. The Ten Plagues | |
| Blood--Frogs--Lice--The Multitude of Beasts--Pestilence--Boils--Hail--Locusts--Darkness--The Slaying of the First Born. |
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| III. The Death of Moses | |
| IV. The Book of Esther | |
| V. King Solomon, the Wise | |
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PART THIRD. |
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| Rabbi Judah, the "Chief" | |
| Simon, the Righteous | |
| Rabbi Ishmael, the High Priest | |
| Rabbi Meir | |
| Hillel Hannasi | |
| Tashi | |
| Maimonides | |
| Rabbi Amnon, of Metz | |
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| Benevolence | |
| Meekness | |
| The Fear of God | |
| Honour to Parents | |
| The Law and its Study | |
| Prayer | |
| The Sabbath | |
| Rewards and Punishments | |
| Trades | |
| Death | |
| Funeral Sermon over a Dead Rabbi | |
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| Rabbi Akiba | |
| Elishah ben Abuyah | |
| Rabbi Simon | |
| Rabbi Judah: Soul and Body equally answerable to God | |
| Rabbi Joshua: God's Knowledge of the Future | |
| Rabbi Gamliel: A Wife for a Rib | |
| Rabbi Joshua: Why Woman was made from the rib of Man | |
| Rabbi Simon ben Jochai: Why the Manna fell daily | |
| Rabbi Eleazer: The Way of Life | |
| Rabbi Johanan, son of Zakai: The Highwayman and the Sneak Thief | |
| Rabbi Nachman: The Blessing of Rabbi Yitzchak | |
| Gebiah ben Pesisah | |
| A Wise King | |
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PART FOURTH. |
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| Sayings of the Rabbis | |
| The Desert Island | |
| The Emperor and the Aged Man | |
| Proving a Claim | |
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| A Payment with Interest | |
| The Weasel and the Well | |
| The Lawful Heir | |
| Nothing in the World without a Use | |
| The Reward of Faith | |
| Abtinoss and Garmah | |
| Trust in God | |
| The Bride and Bridegroom | |
| Truth | |
| The Destruction of Bithar | |
| The Destruction of Jerusalem | |
| Second Destruction of Jerusalem | |
| Hannah and her Seven Sons | |
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PART FIFTH. |
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| Sketch of Civil and Criminal Codes | |
| Passover | |
| Pentecost, or Feast of Weeks | |
| New Year, or Day of Memorial | |
| The Day of Atonement | |
| Succoth, or Feast of Tabernacles | |
| Hannuckah | |
| Purim |