The View from Jacob's Ladder: One Hundred MidrashimJewish Publication Society, 1996 - 161 sider Following his critically acclaimed Modern Poems on the Bible, the author looks at biblical and other classic Jewish texts through his own poetry and prose. |
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The Expulsion | 3 |
The Creatures | 9 |
The Righteous of Sodom | 18 |
Hagar and Ishmael | 27 |
Abstractions | 33 |
Rachel | 54 |
An Onion | 61 |
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Abel Abraham angels ascending behold Bible biblical bird blessed burnt-offering Cain Children of Israel cleansing DAVID CURZON descending Deuteronomy dream teaches earth Egypt Ephron evil Exodus eyes fruit garden Genesis God's Hagar Haran hath hear heaven Hebrew Holy HUNDRED MIDRASHIM hyssop interpretation Isaac Isaiah Ishmael Jacob Jacob Neusner Jacob's dream Jacob's Ladder Jewish King Koran land leper Let it suffice Leviticus light lives LORD said unto Lord thy metzora Midrash nether night numbering offering Pirke Avot prayer priest Proverbs Psalm Rabbah Rabbi Eleazar Rachel rag and bone Revised Standard Version righteous sacrifice Sarah Satan say unto sent servant Job sleep Song of Songs soul speaking spoke unto Sura Surely Talmud Tanakh Terah thee thou hast thou shalt told Torah tradition Translation tree unto Moses verse from afar View from Jacob's voice wicked wilderness wood words my heart