Ancient Israel: v.3: Myths and Legends (Myths & legends)

324 Pages·1995·10.621 MB·English

by  Angelo S. Rappoport

ANCIENT ISRAEL
VOLUME THREE
ANGELO S.R APPOPORT
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Contents
Page
LiosftP lat-es VI
Pref-ace VII
VOLUME THREE
CHAPTER I
KINGS AUL- I
CHAPTER II
THE BIROTFHT HES HEPHERD II
CHAPTER III
THEP IOUKSI NG- 23
CHAPTER IV
THE DEADL IONO,R KINGD AVIDA FTEHRI SD EATH 40
CHAPTER V
KINGS oLOMONj'UsD GMENT-S
CHAPTER VI
SOLOMONW'ISS DOMO,R SOLOMONAN DT HE'A NIMALASN D
BIRDS- �
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CONTENTS
IV
CHAPTER VII
SoLOMONW'IsS DOM( Continued)
CHAPTER VIII
THE MAGICC ARPETAND THEM YSTERIOPUASL ACE- 97
CHAPTER IX
THER oYALM ARRIAGANDE THEE xiLEDP RINESCS - 107
CHAPTER X
SOLOMONT'HSR ONEAND TEMPLE - - 112
CHAPTER XI
SOLOMOANDN THE QUEEN OFS HEBA - 122
CHAPTER XII
THE BEGGAKRI NG - 131
CHAPTER XIII
THED ETHRONEKDI NGI NM EDIJEVALLO RE
CHAPTER XIV
SOLOMOANN DM ARCOLFO,R S ALMANA NDM OROLF-
CHAPTER XV
DAVIDI NM OHAMMEDATNR ADITION - 177
CHAPTER XVI
SoLoMoINN M oHAMMEDALNE GEND - 185
CHAPTER XVII
THE PROPHEETL IJAH- - 210
CONTENTS
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CHAPTER XVIII
THE PRoPHET ELIJAHI N THEK ABBALAANDH IN MosLEM
TRADITION - 233
CHAPTER XIX
THE ROMANCEO F ESTHERO,R THJEE W-BAITAENRD THE
ROYALF AVOURI-TE - 242
CHAPTER XX
MoRDECAID'RsE AMA NDT HED oWNFALoLF H AMAN- - z6z
BIBLIOGRAPHY - 729
INDEX - 285
Plates
VOLUME THREE
SoLOMOSNI GHTTSH EM YSTERIOUS PALACE -Frontispiece
THES PIRIOTF S AMUEL APPTEOA SRASU L 4
THE REcoVERY oFT HEP ASHA'sS woRD- 46
"YouARE NO DOUBTL AUGHINAGT Mil " 86
KINGS OLOMON ATNHDEQ UEEN OFS HEBA - 12-J
SOLOMON'S SIRGINNEGIT S R ESTORETDO HIM- - 134
THE CATA NDT HE CANDLE- - 166
THE YouNGB RIDAEN DT HE ANGELo FD EATH - 228
THET RIUMPH OFM ORDECAI-
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PREFACE
Thep reseanntdl avsotl uomfe wtohreok n M yths and
LegenodfAs n ciIesnrtda eealwl ist h firtshthreete Kinogsf
IsraSealuD,la ,v iadn,dS olomaonnad,l so twhiPetr ohp het
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ani mporptlaanictneJ ewilsehg enldoa.rr eDya viidst he
eletchtce,h osoefn Ltohrend o,ot n ldyu rihisn mgo rtlailf e
but ianlP saor adiwshee rheew ilplr onoutnhcbeel essing
ovetrh ceu opf w inaen,h onooufwr h icthhP ea triaanrdc hs
eveMno sesa nd Awairldolen e tmh emseulnvweso rtAsh y.
foSro lomwohnoo, c cupainees v elna rgsepra ceJ ewiins h
traditthiahonin fs ta heDra vitdh,oe p inioofn stR haeb bis
diffeWrh.e retahseae r lier fsercqhuoeonctlrl iyt icizes the
actiooftn hsfe ma ouKsi nogfI sraaneddlw elolnhiss weak­
nesseasn dhis dowanlftlh,le a tsecrh ogollo rhiifimesas the
counteorfhisp afrtath eDrai vdH.e i sr epreseasn atp eido us
andw isreu ltehrKe,i nogf I srpaare elx celalenP creo,p het
anJdu dignes pbiyrDe idv iwnies d.o m
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birotfMh o hammheedh aadl reraedcnyoi gzaenddr endered
homatgote h fuet urmeess enogfeA rla lh.I nJ ewitsrha dition
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