The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 Quotes

“For every species on land, excepting only the weasel, there is a corresponding species in the water,”
― Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1

“Noah lost his epithet "the pious" when he began to occupy himself with the growing of the vine. He became a "man of the ground," and this first attempt to produce wine at the same time produced the first to drink to excess, the first to utter curses upon his associates, and the first to introduce slavery.”
― Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1

“But Lilith preferred this punishment to living with Adam. She takes her revenge by injuring babes—baby boys during the first night of their life, while baby girls are exposed to her wicked designs until they are twenty days old.”
― Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1

“The dolphins are half man and half fish; they even have sexual intercourse with human beings; therefore they are called also "sons of the sea," for in a sense they represent the human kind in the waters.[163]”
― Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1