The Rabbis' Bible, Volume 1This version of the Pentateuch bridges the gap between Bible stories and scholarly exegesis. A sampling of all five books of the Torah is illuminated by traditional commentary keyed to the text, which appears directly beneath it on every page. Students explore biblical texts alongside the midrashic interpretations that form core Jewish values. Key phrases are given in both Hebrew and English. |
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Contents
GENESIS | 7 |
CREATION | 11 |
CAIN AND ABEL NOAH | 15 |
ABRAM | 23 |
SODOM AND GOMORRAH | 38 |
THE BINDING OF ISAAC | 40 |
ISAAC AND REBEKAH | 44 |
JACOB AND ESAU | 50 |
THE COVENANT AT SINAI | 126 |
THE GOLDEN CALF | 134 |
THE TABERNACLE | 140 |
SACRIFICE AND LAW | 145 |
THE HOLINESS CODE | 153 |
THE JOURNEY IN THE WILDERNESS | 159 |
THE SPIES KORAH | 166 |
BALAAM | 178 |
JACOB AND RACHBL | 58 |
JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN | 67 |
JOSEPH IN EGYPT | 77 |
ISRAEL IN EGYPT | 85 |
THE OPPRESSION OF THE ISRAELITES | 93 |
MOSES BEFORE PHARAOH | 102 |
THE EXODUS III | 119 |
AT THE END OF FORTY YEARS | 185 |
HEAR O ISRAEL | 191 |
MOSES WRITES THE TORAH | 201 |
THE SONG OF MOSES | 210 |
THE DEATH OF MOSES | 217 |
SOURCES 222 | |
Common terms and phrases
Aaron Abraham Abram angel answered asked Balaam Balak became become blessed bowed bread bring brothers brought called camp Canaan cattle Children of Israel commanded congregation covenant created curse daughter death descendants destroy died donkey dream dwell earth Egyptians elders Esau eyes face father fear field flocks fruit gave give given God's hand heard heart heaven Hebrew holy Isaac Israelites Jacob Joseph Joshua journey justice keep kill king Laban land of Egypt light live looked Lord master mean meet morning Moses night Noah offered pass peace Pharaoh Rabbis replied rest Sabbath saying sent servants serve seven slave sons speak spoke stand stone stood stranger tell Tent thing Thou told took Torah trees tribe turned voice wife wilderness אֲשֶׁר אֶת יְיָ כִּי
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Rabbis' Bible, Volume 1 The Rabbis' Bible, Morrison David Bial |
| Authors | Solomon Simon, Morrison David Bial |
| Editors | Abraham Rothberg, Hannah Grad Goodman |
| Illustrated by | Irwin Rosenhouse |
| Contributor | Behrman House, Inc |
| Publisher | Behrman House, Inc, 1966 |
| ISBN | 0874410207, 9780874410204 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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