Sefer ha-Yashar ; or, the book of Jasher; referred to in Joshua and Second Samuel / faithfully translated from the original Hebrew into English.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Salt Lake City : Parry, 1887.
Description
xv, 254 p. ; 24 cm.

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A translation of the rabbinical Book of Yashar compiled from the Babylonian Talmud and other Jewish sources, and intermixed with Arabic legends and passages of the Bible. Three fourths of the book is devoted to the pre-Mosaic period, one fifth to the Mosaic period and only three pages to later history. The original ed. appeared in Naples, 1552, and later repeatedly, Venice, 1625, Cracow, 1628, etc. A Latin version by Johann G. Abicht appeared in Leipzig, 1732, with title: Dissertatio de Libro recti. In 1750 the London printer Thomas Ilive issued an English translation of the work, asserting that he had published the real "Book of Yashar" mentioned in the Bible. cf. Jewish encycl.
Other title(s)
  • Bible. O.T. Pentateuch. English. Paraphrases. 1887.
  • Book of Jasher.
OCLC
13715800
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