Legends and Tales in Prose and VerseIsabel E. Cohen |
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LEGENDS & TALES IN PROSE & VER Isabel E. Cohen,Jewish Publication Society of America No preview available - 2016 |
LEGENDS & TALES IN PROSE & VER Isabel E. Cohen,Jewish Publication Society of America No preview available - 2016 |
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Aaron Abraham Abram altar angels answered art thou asked BARING-GOULD From Legends behold blessed brother Brother Azarias brow Choni cloud creatures cried crown Daniel dark David dawn dead death dost thou dream Eleazer eternal exclaimed eyes face father fear fell fish Gabriel glory gods gold hand hath heard heart heaven and earth Hebrew Review Hidud holy Israel JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY JOHN GODFREY SAXE JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER Khoudr king King Solomon knew land light Lion living Lord mighty morning Moses mountain night Nimrod o'er Paradise pass peace praise pray prayer prophet Rabbi Raguel RICHARD CHENEVIX TRENCH RICHARD HENRY STODDARD roar robe rose royal Sammael servant silent slaves smile Sodom Solomon song soul spake spirit stood stranger TALMUDIC ALLEGORY Terah thee thine things thou canst thou hast thought throne Tobias treasure unto voice wilt wings wisdom word worship Zamaël
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Page 73 - And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham : and he said, Here am I.
Page 186 - I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the Holy One.
Page 72 - And they came to the place which God had told him of ; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Page 174 - And fear not, my son, that we are made poor : for thou hast much wealth, if thou fear God, and depart from all sin, and do that which is pleasing in His sight.
Page 231 - IN schools of wisdom all the day was spent : His steps at eve the Rabbi homeward bent, With homeward thoughts which dwelt upon the wife And two fair children who consoled his life. She, meeting at the threshold, led him in, And with these words, preventing, did begin : " Ever rejoicing at your wished return, Yet...
Page 62 - And Abraham answered and said: "Lord, he would not worship thee, neither would he call upon thy name ; therefore have I driven him out from before my face into the wilderness.
Page 214 - I did not adore him, but that God who hath honoured him with his high priesthood ; for I saw this very person in a dream, in this very habit, when I was at Dios in Macedonia, who, when I was considering with myself how I might obtain the dominion of Asia...
Page 62 - And when Abraham saw that the man blessed not God, he said unto him, " Wherefore dost thou not worship the most high God, Creator of heaven and earth?
Page 61 - And Abraham arose and met him, and said unto him, " Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet, and tarry all night, and thou shalt arise early on the morrow, and go on thy way.
Page 149 - Proud in the Syrian sun, In gold and purple sheen, The dusky Ethiop queen Smiled on King Solomon. Wisest of men, he knew The languages of all The creatures great or small That trod the earth or flew.