The Legends Of The Jews Bible Times And Characters From Joshua To Esther PDF Download

Excerpt from The Legends of the Jews, Vol. 4: Bible Times and Characters From Joshua to Esther The early history Of the first Jewish conqueror1 in some respects is like the early history of the first Jewish legislator. Moses was rescued from a watery grave, and raised at the court Of Egypt. Joshua, in infancy, was swallowed by a whale, and, wonderful to relate, did not perish. At a distant point of the sea-coast the monster spewed him forth un harmed. He was'found by compassionate passers - by, and grew up ignorant of his descent. The government appointed him to the Office Of hangman. As luck would have it, he had to execute his own father. By the law of the land the wife Of the dead man fell to the share of his executioner, and Joshua was on the point Of adding to parricide another crime equally heinous. He was saved by a miraculous Sign. When he approached his mother, milk owed from her breasts. His suspicions were aroused, and through the inquiries he set afoot regarding his origin, the truth was made manifest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."