Illustrated Hebrew Bible : 75 Selected Stories

by Frankel, Ellen

• ISBN13: 9781556709418
• ISBN10: 1556709412
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc

Summary

Designed to bring the wisdom of centuries to a wide audience, "The Illustrated Hebrew Bible" is a beautiful collection of 75 of the most compelling stories from this ancient text. 130 full-color illustrations.

Table of Contents

Record of Significant Family Events	2	(7)
Introduction	9	(3)
The Beginning of the World	12	(16)
In the Beginning	17	(2)
The Creation of Adam and Eve	19	(2)
The Serpent in the Garden	21	(2)
The Story of the First Murder	23	(1)
The Great Flood	24	(3)
The Tower of Babel	27	(1)
The First Jewish Family	28	(40)
Abram and Sarai Leave Their Native Land	33	(1)
The Birth of Ishmael	34	(1)
The Visit of the Three Angels	35	(2)
Sodom and Gomorrah	37	(2)
The Birth of Isaac and the Banishment of Hagar and Ishmael	39	(2)
The Binding of Isaac	41	(2)
Eliezer Seeks a Wife for Isaac	43	(2)
Jacob Steals the Birthright	45	(2)
Jacob's Dream of the Ladder	47	(2)
Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel	49	(2)
Jacob Wrestles with the Angel	51	(2)
The Rape of Dinah	53	(1)
The Death of Rachel	54	(1)
Joseph and His Brothers	55	(2)
Judah and Tamar	57	(2)
Joseph in Egypt	59	(9)
Slaves in the Land of Egypt	68	(18)
Pharaoh and the Midwives	72	(1)
The Birth of Moses	73	(1)
Moses Kills an Egyptian Taskmaster and Flees to Midian	74	(1)
The Burning Bush	75	(4)
The Ten Plagues and the First Passover	79	(5)
The Splitting of the Sea of Reeds	84	(2)
Forty Years in the Wilderness	86	(30)
Gifts of Manna and Quail	91	(2)
The Giving of the Ten Commandments	93	(3)
The Golden Calf	96	(2)
Moses Encounters God in the Cleft of the Rock	98	(2)
Nadav and Avihu Offer Strange Fire	100	(1)
Miriam and Aaron Challenge Moses	101	(2)
The Twelve Spies	103	(2)
The Rebellion of Korakh	105	(2)
Moses Strikes the Rock at Meribah	107	(2)
Balaam and the Talking Ass	109	(3)
The Daughters of Zelophehad	112	(1)
Moses Bids Farewell	113	(3)
In the Promised Land	116	(32)
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho	121	(4)
Deborah	125	(3)
Gideon	128	(5)
Yotam's Parable	133	(2)
Jephthah's Daughter	135	(3)
Samson	138	(7)
Ruth and Naomi	145	(3)
The Founding of the Kingdom of Israel	148	(38)
Hannah and the Birth of Samuel	152	(3)
Samuel Appoints Saul King	155	(4)
Saul Loses His Kingdom	159	(2)
David and Goliath	161	(2)
The Struggle Between Saul and David	163	(4)
Saul Consults the Witch of Endor	167	(2)
David Conquers Jerusalem	169	(2)
David and Bathsheba	171	(4)
The Rebellion of Absalom	175	(4)
Solomon Becomes King	179	(4)
The Wisdom of Solomon	183	(2)
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba	185	(1)
The Divided Kingdom	186	(30)
The Kingdom Divides	190	(3)
Elijah and the Priests of Baal	193	(4)
The Still, Small Voice	197	(1)
Naboth's Vineyard	198	(3)
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Fiery Chariot	201	(2)
Elisha the Miracle-Worker	203	(3)
Elisha and the Shunamite Woman	206	(3)
The Fall of the Northern Kingdom	209	(1)
Josiah's Reform	210	(3)
The Fall of Jerusalem and the Destruction of the First Temple	213	(2)
Ezekiel in the Valley of Dry Bones	215	(1)
In Diaspora	216	(20)
Jonah and the Whale	221	(4)
Esther Saves Her People	225	(5)
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the Fiery Furnace	230	(2)
Daniel in the Lions' Den	232	(3)
Return from Exile	235	(1)
The Books of the Hebrew Bible	236	(3)
Acknowledgments	239