Legends of the patriarchs and prophets and other Old Testament characters from various sources
Publisher: American Book Exchange
Published: 1881
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
Subjects: Biography; Bible
Table of contents: title: I. The fall of the angles; title: II. Adam : 1. The creation of man ; 2. The pre-Adamites; title: III. Eve; title: IV. The fall of man; title: V. Adam and Eve after the fall; title: VI. Cain and Abel; title: VII. The death Adam; title: VIII. Seth; title: IX. Cainan son of Enos; title: X. Enoch : 1. The translation of Enoch ; 2. The book of Enoch; title: XI. The giants; title: XII. Lamech; title: XIII. Methuselah; title: XIV. Noah; title: XV. Heathen legends of the deluge; title: XVI. The planting of the vine; title: XVII. The sons of Noah; title: XVIII. Relics of the ark; title: XIX. Certain descendants of Ham; title: XX. Serug; title: XXI. The prophet Eber; title: XXII. The prophet Saleh; title: XXIII. The tower of Babel; title: XXIV. Abraham : 1. His youth and early struggles ; 2. The call of Abraham, and the visit to Egypt ; 3. The war with the kings ; 4. The birth of Ishmael ; 5. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ; 6. The birth of Isaac ; 7. The expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael ; 8. The strife between the shepherds ; 9. The grove in Beer-Sheba ; 10. The offering of Isaac ; 11. The death of Sarah ; 12. The marriage of Isaac ; 13. The death of Abraham; title: XXV. Melchizedek; title: XXVI. Of Ishmael and the well Zemzem; title: XXVII. Esau and Jacob; title: XXXIII. Joseph; title: XXIX. The testaments of the twelve patriarchs; title: XXX. Job; title: XXXI. Jethro; title: XXXII. Moses : 1. Israel in Egypt ; 2. The birth and childhood of Moses ; 3. The youth and marriage of Moses ; 4. Moses before Pharaoh ; 5. The passage of the Red Sea ; 6. The giving of the Law ; 7. The manna ; 8. The smitten rock ; 9. Moses visits El Khoudr ; 10. The mission of the spies ; 11. Of Korah and his company ; 12. The wars of the Israelites ; 13. The death of Aaron ; 14. The death of Moses; title: XXXIII. Joshua; title: XXXIV. The judges; title: XXXV. Samuel; title: XXXVI. Saul : 1. War with the Philistines; title: Goliath slain ; 2. Saul's jealousy of David ; 3. The death of Saul; title: XXXVII. David; title: XXXVIII. Solomon : 1. How Solomon obtained power ; 2. How Solomon feasted all flesh ; 3. The building of the temple ; 4. The travels of Solomon ; 5. The history of the queen of Sheba ; 6. Solomon's adventure with the apes ; 7. Solomon marries the daughter of pharaoh ; 8. How Solomon lost and recovered his ring ; 9. The death of Solomon; title: XXXIX. Elijah; title: XL. Isaiah; title: XLI. Jeremiah; title: XLII. Ezekiel; title: XLIII. Ezra; title: XLIV. Zechariah.