Chapter II: Preface: v

I.

THE FALL OF THE ANGELS 15

II.

ADAM 21
1. The Creation of Man 21
2. The Pre-Adamites 27

III.

EVE 29

IV.

THE FALL OF MAN 36

V.

ADAM AND EVE AFTER THE FALL 48

VI.

CAIN AND ABEL 69

VII.

THE DEATH OF ADAM 77

VIII.

SETH 81

IX.

CAINAN SON OF ENOS 84

X.

ENOCH 85
1. The Translation of Enoch 85
2. The Book of Enoch 87

XI.

THE GIANTS 91

XII.

LAMECH 96

XIII.

METHUSELAH 98

XIV.

NOAH 99

XV.

HEATHEN LEGENDS OF THE DELUGE 106

XVI.

THE PLANTING OF THE VINE 121

XVII.

THE SONS OF NOAH 124

XVIII.

RELICS OF THE ARK 126

XIX.

CERTAIN DESCENDANTS OF HAM 127

XX.

SERUG 130

XXI.

THE PROPHET EBER 131

XXII.

THE PROPHET SALEH 136

XXIII.

THE TOWER OF BABEL 144

XXIV.

ABRAHAM 149
1. His Youth and early Struggles 149
2. The Call of Abraham, and the Visit to Egypt 162
3. The War with the Kings 166
4. The Birth of Ishmael 171
5. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah 172
6. The Birth of Isaac 177
7. The Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael 181
8. The Strife between the Shepherds 185
9. The Grove in Beer-sheba 186
10. The Offering of Isaac 187
11. The Death of Sarah 197
12. The Marriage of Isaac 201
13. The Death of Abraham 203

XXV.

MELCHIZEDEK 205

XXVI.

OF ISHMAEL AND THE WELL ZEMZEM 210

XXVII.

ESAU AND JACOB 215

XXVIII.

JOSEPH 227

XXIX.

THE TESTAMENTS OF THE TWELVE PATRIARCHS 243

XXX.

JOB 245

XXXI.

JETHRO 251

XXXII.

MOSES 252
1. Israel in Egypt 252
2. The Birth and Childhood of Moses 259
3. The Youth and Marriage of Moses 266
4. Moses before Pharaoh 275
5. The Passage of the Red Sea 283
6. The giving of the Law 288
7. The Manna 292
8. The Smitten Rock 294
9. Moses visits El Khoudr 295
10. The Mission of the Spies 298
11. Of Korah and his Company 301
12. The Wars of the Israelites 304
13. The Death of Aaron 307
14. The Death of Moses 310

XXXIII.

JOSHUA 315

XXXIV.

THE JUDGES 319

XXXV.

SAMUEL 319

XXXVI.

SAUL 325
1. War with the Philistines.--Goliath slain 325
2. Saul’s Jealousy of David 329
3. The Death of Saul 331

XXXVII.

DAVID 323

XXXVIII.

SOLOMON 347
1. How Solomon obtained Power 347
2. How Solomon feasted all Flesh 349
3. The Building of the Temple 351
4. The Travels of Solomon 353
5. The History of the Queen of Sheba 358
6. Solomon’s Adventure with the Apes 364
7. Solomon marries the Daughter of Pharaoh 365
8. How Solomon lost and recovered his Ring 366
9. The Death of Solomon 369

XXXIX.

ELIJAH 371

XL.

ISAIAH 373

XLI.

JEREMIAH 376

XLII.

EZEKIEL 377

XLIII.

EZRA 377

XLIV.

ZACHARIAH 380

LEGENDS OF THE PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS.