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Story Source: The Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg (1909)
Noah took the book of necessary wisdom which was given to Adam by the angel Raziel that all celestial and earthly knowledge was recorded. God gave Adam the Torah, the angels were envious of the wisdom he had drawn from the book and sought to destroy him. The envy they had was so great, they stole the book from him and threw it into the sea. After Adam died, the book disappeared and appeared later to Enoch in a dream. He memorized the book and hid it again. God sent a message to Noah via Raphael with the holy book, Noah took and studied it and once he did he could build the ark successfully.
Once the ark was built, all of the sinners tried to take entrance to the ark, but the beasts watching the ark attacked them and many of the sinners died there rather than to the flood. The hot scalding rain burnt the skin of the sinners, they tried to use their children to block the water from coming. Seven pairs of animals were preserved in the ark, Noah could not fit the reem into the ark so he tied it to the back. He also saved Og king of Bashan by sitting him atop the boat. Noah had a hard time feeding the animals, and they were hungry. The flood lasted a whole year and during that time the wicked were punished, avenging Abel's death and killing Cain.
Noah would only leave the ark at the lord's bidding, Noah was scared and he feared. God called him foolish for doing such a thing when he would help him so much, so Noah offered up a sacrifice and made his son Shem do it. For in the ark, a lion struck his hand rendering him lame and unable to do the offices of priest. God allowed for Noah to eat the flesh of animals which was forbidden for Adam until then. He said to not kill other man however, this would then allow for him to die an unnatural death as well.
Noah found the vine that Adam had taken with him from paradise, he tasted the grapes and decided to replant the vine and tend to it. After the vine grew fruit, he drank it and became drunken. Satan wanted to go into business with Noah on planting the vineyard. Satan slaughtered animals and the blood flowed under the vines, thus giving qualities to wine and I quote:
" before man drinks of it, he is innocent as a lamb; if he drinks of it moderately, he feels as strong as a lion; if he drinks more of it than he can bear, he resembles the pig; and if he drinks to the point of intoxication, then he behaves like a monkey, he dances around, sings, talks obscenely, and knows not what he is doing."
Noah took the book of necessary wisdom which was given to Adam by the angel Raziel that all celestial and earthly knowledge was recorded. God gave Adam the Torah, the angels were envious of the wisdom he had drawn from the book and sought to destroy him. The envy they had was so great, they stole the book from him and threw it into the sea. After Adam died, the book disappeared and appeared later to Enoch in a dream. He memorized the book and hid it again. God sent a message to Noah via Raphael with the holy book, Noah took and studied it and once he did he could build the ark successfully.
Once the ark was built, all of the sinners tried to take entrance to the ark, but the beasts watching the ark attacked them and many of the sinners died there rather than to the flood. The hot scalding rain burnt the skin of the sinners, they tried to use their children to block the water from coming. Seven pairs of animals were preserved in the ark, Noah could not fit the reem into the ark so he tied it to the back. He also saved Og king of Bashan by sitting him atop the boat. Noah had a hard time feeding the animals, and they were hungry. The flood lasted a whole year and during that time the wicked were punished, avenging Abel's death and killing Cain.
Noah would only leave the ark at the lord's bidding, Noah was scared and he feared. God called him foolish for doing such a thing when he would help him so much, so Noah offered up a sacrifice and made his son Shem do it. For in the ark, a lion struck his hand rendering him lame and unable to do the offices of priest. God allowed for Noah to eat the flesh of animals which was forbidden for Adam until then. He said to not kill other man however, this would then allow for him to die an unnatural death as well.
Noah found the vine that Adam had taken with him from paradise, he tasted the grapes and decided to replant the vine and tend to it. After the vine grew fruit, he drank it and became drunken. Satan wanted to go into business with Noah on planting the vineyard. Satan slaughtered animals and the blood flowed under the vines, thus giving qualities to wine and I quote:
" before man drinks of it, he is innocent as a lamb; if he drinks of it moderately, he feels as strong as a lion; if he drinks more of it than he can bear, he resembles the pig; and if he drinks to the point of intoxication, then he behaves like a monkey, he dances around, sings, talks obscenely, and knows not what he is doing."
The forbidden fruit had been a grape for which Adam had become drunk. The story follows about the sons handling of their fathers nakedness and the curse upon the youngest son. From there Noahs descendants spread abroad, after 1569 years after the creation of the world, Noah divided the world among his sons.
Shem got the middle of the earth for his descendants for years to come, Ham got the south and the North became Japheth's.
The people wanted to build a giant tower and reach unto heaven, they all agreed except 12 men, Abraham among them. These twelve were incarcerated, they decided to plan an escape. Abraham refused to run and leave his people, he remained in prison while the others fled. suddenly a fire came and engulfed 34 thousand of the people, but not Abraham. His friends returned grateful for what he had done.
Nimrod was the first among the leaders of the corrupt men. He possessed the skins that Adam and eve wore when leaving paradise, those who wore the clothes were invincible and irresistible. His impiousness kept with his growing power, and since he wanted to be the messiah, he continued to turn men from god.
Following is the story of the tower of babble.
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