KING SOLOMON AND THE BEES A Tale of the Talmud When Solomon was reigning in his glory, Unto his throne the Queen of Sheba came, (So in the Talmud you may read the story) Drawn by the magic of the monarch's fame, To see the splendors of his court, and bring Some fitting tribute to the mighty king.

KING SOLOMON AND THE BEES A Tale of the Talmud When Solomon was reigning in his glory, Unto his throne the Queen of Sheba came, (So in the Talmud you may read the story) Drawn by the magic of the monarch's fame, To see the splendors of his court, and bring Some fitting tribute to the mighty king.

To this must be also added the not less important Introductories, and other explanations written by experts, which often accompany the selections in the textcardinal examples of which will be found in particular in the section of Religion of this work, in the articles dealing with such subjects as the Book of the Dead, Brahmanism, Confucianism, the Koran, Talmud, etc.

The Karaites were a sect among the Jews, who confined their observances and religious belief to the precepts of Moses, while the Rabbinists followed all the wild fancies of the Talmud.

Had he read the Golden Legend, the Turks' Alcoran, or Jews' Talmud, the Rabbins' Comments, what would he have thought?

Their practice consists in adoring their navel as they see it reflected in the Talmud, or the Old and New Testaments.

The Jews were believed to be much more amenable to the doctrines of the Talmud than to the laws of Moses.

However secret they may have kept their learning, a portion of its tenets transpired, which was supposed to inculcate the right to pillage and murder Christians; and it is to the vague knowledge of these odious prescriptions of the Talmud that we must attribute the readiness with which the most atrocious accusations against the Jews were always welcomed.

We find a touching allegory in the Talmud.

If Catholic proselystism succeeded in completely detaching a few individuals or a few families from the Israelitish creed, these ardent converts rekindled the horror of the people against their former co-religionists by revealing some of the precepts of the Talmud.

The Talmud informs us that Noah had no other light in the ark than that which came from precious stones.

The following is an instance from the Talmud:Rabbi Jochanau and Rabbi Simeon.

ASMODE'US (4 syl.), the demon of vanity and dress, called in the Talmud "king of the devils."

He has elaborated the Talmud story with mighty conviction from a novel point of view and has whetted his theme on the story of a love the King lacked wisdom to accept.

We may apply to humanity the idea which, as Hebrew students tell us, is imputed in the Talmud to the Supreme Being.

God prays, the Talmud says; and his prayer is this,'Be it my will that my mercy overpower my justice.'

Colours assigned to numerals (see 105); personal characters; sex; frequency with which the various numerals are used in the Talmud.

According to the Talmud it was during this period that elementary schools were introduced in connection with each synagogue.

James Strachey (NK); 13May59; R236511. STRACK, HERMANN L. Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash.

Everyman's Talmud; new American edition.

James Strachey (NK); 13May59; R236511. STRACK, HERMANN L. Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash.

Everyman's Talmud; new American edition.

GEMARA, the second part of the Talmud, being a body of notes, comments, &c. on the Mishna or text.

HADITH, the Mohammedan Talmud, being a traditional account of Mahomet's sayings and doings.

But tell me, Rabbi, why do you journey on a holiday?" "My justification," replied the Rabbi, "is in the Talmud, where it says, 'Danger drives away the Sabbath.'