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This volume collects traditional Jewish legends and symbolic interpretations that expand the biblical narrative from the Exodus to the death of Moses. It elaborates episodes such as the crossing of the sea, the manna and Miriam's well, the revelation at Sinai, the Golden Calf, the construction and symbolism of the Tabernacle, priestly consecration, censuses, rebellions, and the Balaam episode. Interwoven with these narratives are etiological and symbolic explanations of laws, ritual objects, and liturgical customs, arranged thematically to show how popular imagination linked sacred institutions to legendary origins. The presentation is compilatory and explanatory, emphasizing folklore and exegetical tradition rather than fictional invention.

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Title: The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3

Author: Louis Ginzberg

Translator: Paul Radin

Release date: October 1, 2001 [eBook #2881]
Most recently updated: February 3, 2022

Language: English

Credits: David Reed

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The Legends of the Jews

by Louis Ginzberg

TRANSLATED PROM THE GERMAN MANUSCRIPT BY
PAUL RADIN



VOLUME III
BIBLE TIMES AND CHARACTERS
FROM THE EXODUS TO THE DEATH OF MOSES