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From “The Proverbs of Solomon”
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Better a dry crust with peace Than a house full of feasting with strife. A capable servant will dominate an incompetent son And share the inheritance with the brothers. For silver—the crucible; Fo…

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Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Biblical Period

Subjects:

Wisdom, Education, Morality, Family, Health

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Wisdom Literature, Folklore
Esther
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It happened in the days of Ahasuerus—that Ahasuerus who reigned over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia. In those days, when King Ahasuerus occupied the royal…

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Land of Israel (Israel)

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Persian–Hellenistic Period, 6th–3rd Century BCE

Subjects:

Purim, Diaspora, Women, Jewish identity, Humor

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Folklore
Relief with figures with hands bound standing next to larger figure along wall with relief of winged figure and Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian inscriptions.
Daniel 1–6
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In the third year of the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it. The Lord delivered King Jehoiakim of Judah into his power…

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Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian–Hellenistic Period, 6th–3rd Century BCE

Subjects:

Diaspora, Leadership, Dreams, Wisdom, Angels, demons & deities

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Folklore
Old Age
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So appreciate your vigor in the days of your youth, before those days of sorrow come and those years arrive of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; before sun and light and moon and…

Places:

Land of Israel (Israel)

Date:

Persian–Hellenistic Period, 6th–3rd Century BCE

Subjects:

Health, Aging, Wisdom, Afterlife

Categories:

Wisdom Literature, Folklore