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Sayings, Riddles, Fables, and Allegories in the Biblical World
Biblical Period
Ancient Israelites, like their neighbors, composed and collected maxims, proverbs, fables, and allegories.
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Samson’s Riddle
Judges 14:12–19
Then Samson said to them, “Let me propound a riddle to you. If you can give me the right answer during the seven days of the feast, I shall give you thirty linen tunics and thirty sets of clothing;…
Jotham’s Fable
Judges 9:6–20
All the citizens of Shechem and all Beth-millo convened, and they proclaimed Abimelech king at the terebinth of the pillar at Shechem. When Jotham was informed, he went and stood on top of Mount…
Jehoash’s Fable
2 Kings 14:7–10
He [Amaziah] defeated ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and he captured Sela in battle and renamed it Joktheel, as is still the case. Then Amaziah sent envoys to King Jehoash son of…
Jerusalem, the Adulterous Wife
Ezekiel 16:1–43
The word of the Lord came to me: O mortal, proclaim Jerusalem’s abominations to her, and say: Thus said the Lord God to Jerusalem: By origin and birth you are from the land of the Canaanites—your…
The Two Great Eagles
Ezekiel 17:1–21
The word of the Lord came to me: O mortal, propound a riddle and relate an allegory to the House of Israel. Say: Thus said the Lord God: The great eagle with the great wings and the long pinions,
Israel as a Vine
Psalm 80:8–20
O God of hosts, restore us;
show Your favor that we may be delivered.
You plucked up a vine from Egypt;
You expelled nations and planted it.
You cleared a place for it;
it took deep root and…