v. 1. Bible times and characters from the creation to Jacob -- The creation of the world -- The first things created -- The alphabet -- The first day -- The second day -- The third day -- The fourth day -- The fifth day -- The sixth day -- All things praise the Lord -- Adam -- Man and the world -- The angels and the creation of man -- The creation of Adam -- The soul of man -- The ideal man -- The fall of Satan -- Woman -- Adam and Eve in Paradise -- The fall of man -- The punishment -- Sabbath in Heaven -- Adam's repentance -- The Book of Raziel -- The sickness of Adam -- Eve's story of the fall -- The death of Adam -- The death of Eve -- The ten generations -- The birth of Cain -- Fratricide -- The punishment of Cain -- The inhabitants of the seven earths -- The descendants of Cain -- The descendants of Adam and Lilith -- Seth and his descendants -- Enosh -- The fall of the angels -- Enoch, ruler and teacher -- The ascension of Enoch -- The translation of Enoch -- Methuselah -- Noah -- The birth of Noah -- The punishment of the fallen angels -- The generation of the deluge -- The Holy Book -- The inmates of the ark -- The flood -- Noah leaves the ark -- The curse of drunkenness -- Noah's descendants spread abroad -- The depravity of mankind -- Nimrod -- The Tower of Babel -- Abraham -- The wicked generations -- The birth of Abraham -- The babe proclaims God -- Abraham's first appearance in public -- The preacher of the true faith -- In the fiery furnace -- Abraham emigrates to Haran -- The star in the East -- The true believer -- The iconoclast -- Abraham in Canaan -- His sojourn in Egypt -- The first Pharaoh -- The war of the kings -- The covenant of the pieces -- The birth of Ishmael -- The visit of the angels -- The cities of sin -- Abraham pleads for the sinners -- The destruction of the sinful cities -- Among the Philistines -- The birth of Isaac -- Ishmael cast off -- The two wives of Ishmael -- The covenant with Abimelech -- Satan accuses Abraham -- The journey to Moriah -- Jacob -- The birth of Esau and Jacob -- The favorite of Abraham -- The sale of the birthright -- Isaac with the Philistines -- Isaac blesses Jacob -- Esau's true character revealed -- Jacob leaves his father's house -- Jacob pursued by Eliphaz and Esau -- The day of miracles -- Jacob with Laban -- The marriage of Jacob -- The birth of Jacob's children -- Jacob flees before Laban -- The covenant with Laban -- Jacob and Esau prepare to meet -- Jacob wrestles with the angel -- The meeting between Esau and Jacob -- The outrage at Shechem -- A war frustrated -- The war with the Ninevites -- The war with the Amorites -- Isaac blesses Levi and Judah -- Joy and sorrow in the house of Jacob -- Esau's campaign against Jacob -- The descendants of Esau --, v. 2. Bible times and characters from Joseph to the Exodus -- Joseph -- The favorite son -- Joseph hated by his brethren -- Joseph cast into the pit -- The sale -- Joseph's three masters -- Joseph's coat brought to his father -- Judah and his sons -- The wives of the sons of Jacob -- Joseph the slave of Potiphar -- Joseph and Zuleika -- Joseph resists temptation -- Joseph in prison -- Pharaoh's dreams -- Joseph before Pharaoh -- The ruler of Egypt -- Joseph's brethren in Egypt -- Joseph meets his brethren -- The second journey to Egypt -- Joseph and Benjamin -- The thief caught -- Judah pleads and threatens -- Joseph makes himself known -- Jacob receives the glad tidings -- Jacob arrives in Egypt -- Joseph's kindness and generosity -- Jacob's last wish -- The blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh -- The blessing of the twelve tribes -- The death of Jacob -- The sons of Jacob at war with the sons of Esau -- Zepho King of Kittim -- The nations at war -- Joseph's magnanimity -- Asenath -- The marriage of Joseph -- Kind and unkind brethren -- Treachery punished -- The death and burial of Joseph -- The sons of Jacob -- Significant names -- Reuben's testament -- Simon's admonition against envy -- The ascension of Levi -- Judah warns against greed and unchastity -- Issachar's singleness of heart -- Zebulon exhorts unto compassion -- Dan's confession -- Naphtali's dreams of the division of the tribes -- Gad's hatred -- Asher's last words -- Benjamin extols Joseph -- Job -- Job and the patriarchs -- Job's wealth and benefactions -- Satan and Job -- Job's suffering -- The four friends -- Job restored -- Moses in Egypt -- The beginning of the Egyptian bondage -- Pharaoh's cunning -- The pious midwives -- The three counsellors -- The slaughter of the innocents -- The parents of Moses -- The birth of Moses -- Moses rescued from the water -- The infancy of Moses -- Moses rescued by Gabriel -- the youth of Moses -- The flight -- The King of Ethiopia -- Jethro -- Moses marries Zipporah -- A bloody remedy -- The faithful shepherd -- The burning thorn-bush -- The ascension of Moses -- Moses visits Paradise and Hell -- Moses declines the mission -- Moses punished for his stubbornness -- The return to Egypt -- Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh -- The suffering increases -- Measure for measure -- The plagues brought through Aaron -- The plagues brought through Moses -- The first Passover -- The smiting of the first-born -- The redemption of Israel from Egyptian bondage -- The Exodus --, v. 3. Bible times and characters from the Exodus to the death of Moses -- Moses in the wilderness -- The long route -- Pharaoh pursues the Hebrews -- The sea divided -- The passage through the Red Sea -- The destruction of the Egyptians -- The song at the sea -- The awful desert -- The heavenly food -- The gathering of the manna -- Miriam's well -- Amalek's war against Israel -- Amalek defeated -- Jethro -- Installation of elders -- Jethro rewarded -- The time is at hand -- The Gentiles refuse the Torah -- the contest of the mountains -- The Torah offered to Israel -- Israel prepares for the revelation -- The revelation on Mount Sinai -- The First Commandment -- The other Commandments revealed on Sinai -- The unity of the Ten Commandments -- Moses choses as intermediator -- Moses and the angels strive for the Torah -- Moses receives the Torah -- The golden calf -- Moses blamed for Israel's sin -- The punishment of the sinners -- Moses intercedes for the people -- The inscrutable ways of the Lord -- The thirteen attributes of God -- The Second Tables -- The Census of the People -- The erection of the Tabernacle commanded -- The materials for the construction of the Tabernacle -- Bezalel -- The ark with the Cherubim -- The table and the candlestick -- The altar -- The symbolic significance of the Tabernacle -- The priestly robes -- The stones in the breastplate -- The completion of the Tabernacle -- The setting up of the Tabernacle -- The consecration of the priests -- The day of the ten crowns -- The interrupted joy -- The fits of the princes -- The revelations in the Tabernacle -- The cleansing of the camp -- The lighting of the candlestick -- The twelve princes of the tribes -- The Census of the Levites -- The four divisions of the Levites -- The Four Standards -- The camp -- The blasphemer and the Sabbath-breaker -- The ungrateful multitude -- The flesh-pots of Egypt -- The appointment of the seventy elders -- Eldad and Medad -- The quails -- Aaron and Miriam slander Moses -- Miriam's punishment -- The sending of the spies -- Significant names -- The spies in Palestine -- The slanderous report -- The night of tears -- Ingratitude punished -- The years of disfavor -- The rebellion of Korah -- Korah abuses Moses and the Torah -- Moses pleads in vain with Korah -- Korah and his horde punished -- On and the three sons of Korah saved -- Israel convinced of Aaron's priesthood -- The waters of Meribah -- Moses' anger causes his doom -- Edom's unbrotherly attitude toward Israel -- The three shepherds -- Preparing Aaron for impending death -- Aaron's death -- the general mourning for Aaron -- The false friends -- The brazen serpent -- At Arnon -- Sihon, the King of the Amorites -- The Giant Og -- Moses' speech of admonition -- Balak, King of Moab -- Balaam, the heathen prophet -- Balak's messengers to Balaam -- Balaam accepts Balak's invitation -- Balaam's ass -- Balaam runs into his own destruction -- Balaam with Balak -- Balaam's sacrifices refused -- Balaam extols Israel -- Balaam's hopes disappointed -- Curses turned into blessings -- Balaam's wicked counsel -- Phinehas, zealous for God -- Twelve miracles -- Phinehas rewarded -- The daughters of Zelophehad -- The appointment of Joshua -- Moses' legacy to Joshua -- Moses' last campaign -- The complete annihilation of Midian -- The gruesome end of Balaam -- The victorious return from the war -- Wealth that bringeth destruction -- Moses' death irrevocably doomed -- Moses' prayer for suspension of judgment -- God tries to comfort Moses concerning his death -- The intercessions for Moses -- Moses serves Joshua -- The last day of Moses' life -- Moses beholds the future -- Moses meets the Messiah in Heaven -- The last hours of Moses -- The blessing of Moses -- Moses prays for death -- Samael chastised by Moses -- God kisses Moses' soul -- The mourning for Moses -- Samael's vain search -- Moses excels all pious men --, v. 4. Joshua -- The servant of Moses -- Entering the Promised Land -- Conquest of the land -- The sun obeys Joshua -- War with the Armenians -- Allotment of the land -- The Judges -- The first judge -- Campaigns of Kenaz -- Othniel -- Boaz and Ruth -- Deborah -- Gideon -- Jephthah -- Samson -- The crime of the Benjamites -- Samuel and Saul -- Elkanah and Hannah -- The youth of Samuel -- Eli and his sons -- The activities of Samuel -- The reign of Saul -- The Court of Saul -- David -- David's birth and descent -- Anointed King -- Encounter with Goliath -- Pursued by Saul -- Wars -- Ahithophel -- Joab -- David's piety and his sin -- Absalom's rebellion -- David's atonement -- Visitations -- The death of David -- David in Paradise -- The family of David -- His tomb -- Solomon -- Solomon punishes Joab -- The marriage of Solomon -- His wisdom -- The Queen of Sheba -- Solomon master of the demons -- The building of the temple -- The throne of Solomon -- The Hippodrome -- Lessons in humility -- Asmodeus -- Solomon as beggar -- The Court of Solomon -- Judah and Israel -- The division of the kingdom -- Jeroboam -- The two Abijahs -- Asa -- Jehoshaphat and Ahab -- Jezebel -- Joram of Israel -- Elijah -- Elijah before his translation -- After his translation -- Censor and avenger -- Intercourse with the sages -- God's justice vindicated -- Elijah and the Angel of Death -- Teacher of the Kabbalah -- Forerunner of the Messiah -- Elisha and Jonah -- Elisha the Disciple of Elijah -- The Shunammite -- Gehazi -- The flight of Jonah -- Jonah in the whale -- The repentance of Nineveh -- The later kings of Judah -- Joash -- Three great prophets -- The two kingdoms chastised -- Hezekiah -- Miracles wrought for Hezekiah -- Manasseh -- Josiah and his successors -- The exile -- Zedekiah -- Jeremiah -- Nebuchadnezzar -- The capture of Jerusalem -- The great lament -- Jeremiah's journey to Babylon -- Transportation of the captives -- The sons of Moses -- Ebed-melech -- The temple vessels -- Baruch -- The tombs of Baruch and Ezekiel -- Daniel -- The three men in the furnace -- Ezekiel revives the dead -- Nebuchadnezzar a beast -- Hiram -- The false prophets -- Daniel's piety -- The return of the captivity -- Belshazzar's feast -- Daniel under the Persian kings -- The grave of Daniel -- Zerubbabel -- Ezra -- The men of the Great Assembly -- Esther -- The feast for the Grandees -- The festivities in Shushan -- Vashti's bouquet -- The fate of Vashti -- The follies of Ahasuerus -- Mordecai -- Esther's beauty and piety -- The conspiracy -- Haman the Jew-baiter -- Mordecai's pride -- Casting the lots -- The denunciation of the Jews -- The decree of annihilation -- Satan indicts the Jews -- The dream of Mordecai fulfilled -- The prayer of Esther -- Esther intercedes -- The disturbed night -- The fall of Haman -- The edict of the king --, v. 5. Notes to volumes I and II, from the creation to the Exodus -- The creation of the world -- Adam -- The ten generations -- Noah -- Abraham -- Jacob -- Joseph -- The sons of Jacob -- Job -- Moses in Egypt --, v. 6. Notes to volumes III and IV, from Moses in the wilderness to Esther -- Moses in the wilderness -- Joshua -- Judges -- Samuel and Saul -- David -- Solomon -- Judah and Israel -- Elijah -- Elisha and Jonah -- The later kings -- The exile -- The return of the captivity -- Esther --, v. 7. Index., by Louis Ginzberg ; translated from the German manuscript by Henrietta Szold., Vol. 3 translated by Paul Radin., Vol. 7, Index by Boaz Cohen., Includes bibliographical references and indexes., Also issued online.