Hebrew Tales: Selected and Translated from the Writings of the Ancient Hebrew Sages

Aben-judan Abraham accustomed to say Alexander amongst ancestors ancient art thou asked astonished barley beautiful blessing blind canst charity creature Damah disciples distress Dost thou duty earth emperor endeavoured feast fiery furnace figs folly foolish servants fools fruit Gabiha garden garments gave gift give cheerfully gold Hadrian hand hast thou heart heathen HEBREW Hillel Holy honor human HUNA Hurwitz IDOLATRY instructer Israel Israelite judan king labor learned Lord mands ment mercy moral Moses neighbour Nimrod parable Phineas pious pleasure poor possessions PROV PSALM Rabbi Akiba Rabbi Eliezer Rabbi Jochonan Rabbi Joshua Rabbi Meir Rebekah rejoined replied REVERSE OF FORTUNE sage skull slave soon stranger tail Talmud Talmudists Terah thee thine thing thou art thou hast Thou shalt thought thy father took Trajan treasure trees unto vessels virtuous whilst wine wisdom wise servants wish words worship wouldst wretched