Legends of Old Testament characters, from the Talmud and other sources

by S. Baring-Gould

[531]. Tabari, i. p. 371; also Midrash, fol. 30.

[532]. Parascha R. Bechai, fol. 116.

[533]. Talmud, Tract. Hajada, fol. 12, col. 2.

[534]. Talmud, Tract. Joma, fol. 75, col. 1.

[535]. This is sanctioned by Scripture: “Thou feddest Thine own people with angels’ food, and didst send them from heaven bread prepared without their labour, able to content every man’s delight, and agreeing to every taste.” (Wisdom, xvi. 20.)

[536]. Talmud, Tract. Joma, fol. 75, col. 1; Schemoth Rabba, fol. 115, col. 4.

[537]. To this tradition perhaps David refers, Ps. xxiii. 5, lxxviii. 19.

[538]. Targum of Palestine, i. pp. 499, 500.

[539]. Jalkut Shimoni, fol. 73, col. 4.

[540]. Targum of Palestine, i. pp. 501, 502.