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Stories of the Creation, saints, and sinners tell of Adam, Abraham, Noah, Moses, and other revered figures; anecdotes describe tribes, people, languages, and sites such as the Jaffa Gate at Jerusalem. Still others illustrate social ideas, superstitions, plant and animal lore, and magical cures. Filled with wit, wisdom, and humor.
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Hanauer, who published the first edition of this collection of folktales in 1907, spent his life in the Holy Land, where he was a Protestant canon. The volume contains a great number of richly detailed stories, which are divided into themes that include creation, miracles, saints, sinners, legends, animal lore, plant lore, and magic cures. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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