Legends of the patriarchs and prophets and other Old Testament characters from various sources
Publisher: James B. Millar & Co.
Published: 1884
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Preface 7; title: I. The Fall of the Angels 11; title: II. Adam 18; title: 1. The Creation of Man 18; title: 2. The Pre-Adamites 26; title: III. Eve 27; title: IV. The Fall of Man 35; title: V. Adam and Eve after the Fall 50; title: VI. Cain and Abel 75; title: VII. The Death of Adam 84; title: VIII. Seth 89; title: IX. Cainan son of Enos 92; title: X. Enoch 93; title: 1. The Translation of Enoch 93; title: 2. The Book of Enoch 96; title: XI. The Giants 101; title: XII. Lamech 107; title: XIII. Methuselah 109; title: XIV. Noah 110; title: XV. Heathen Legends of the Deluge 118; title: XVI. The Planting of the Vine 136; title: XVII. The Sons of Noah 139; title: XVIII. Relics of the Ark 142; title: XIX. Certain Descendants of Ham 143; title: XX. Serug 147; title: XXI. The Prophet Eber 148; title: XXII. The Prophet Saleh 154; title: XXIII. The Tower of Babel 163; title: XXIV. Abraham 169; title: 1. His Youth and early Struggles 169; title: 2. The Call of Abraham, and the Visit to Egypt 184; title: 3. The War with the Kings 189; title: 4. The Birth of Ishmael 194; title: 5. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah 196; title: 6. The Birth of Isaac 202; title: 7. The Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael 206; title: 8. The Strife between the Shepherds 212; title: 9. The Grove in Beer-sheba 213; title: 10. The Offering of Isaac 215; title: 11. The Death of Sarah 226; title: 12. The Marriage of Isaac 230; title: 13. The Death of Abraham 232; title: XXV. Melchizedek 235; title: XXVI. Of Ishmael and the Well Zemzem 241; title: XXVII. Esau and Jacob 248; title: XXVIII. Joseph 262; title: XXIX. The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 281; title: XXX. Job 283; title: XXXI. Jethro 290; title: XXXII. Moses 291; title: 1. Israel in Egypt 291; title: 2. The Birth and Childhood of Moses 300; title: 3. The Youth and Marriage of Moses 308; title: 4. Moses before Pharaoh 319; title: 5. The Passage of the Red Sea 321; title: 6. The giving of the Law 334; title: 7. The Manna 339; title: 8. The Smitten Rock 341; title: 9. Moses visits El Khoudr 342; title: 10. The Mission of the Spies 346; title: 11. Of Korah and his Company 349; title: 12. The Wars of the Israelites 353; title: 13. The Death of Aaron 357; title: 14. The Death of Moses 360; title: XXXIII. Joshua 366; title: XXXIV. The Judges 370; title: XXXV. Samuel 371; title: XXXVI. Saul 378; title: 1. War with the Philistines. — Goliath slain 378; title: 2. Saul's Jealousy of David 382; title: 3. The Death of Saul 385; title: XXXVII. David 386; title: XXXVIII. Solomon 402; title: 1. How Solomon obtained Power 402; title: 2. How Solomon feasted all Flesh 405; title: 3. The Building of the Temple 407; title: 4. The Travels of Solomon 410; title: 5. The History of the Queen of Sheba 415; title: 6. Solomon's Adventure with the Apes 422; title: 7. Solomon marries the daughter of Pharaoh 423; title: 8. How Solomon lost and recovered his Ring 425; title: 9. The Death of Solomon 428; title: XXXIX. Elijah 430; title: XL. Isaiah 433; title: XLI. Jeremiah 437; title: XLII. Ezekiel 438; title: XLIII. Ezra 439; title: XLIV. Zechariah 441