Louis Ginzberg 
Legends of the Jews [PDF ebook] 
Bible Times and Characters, From the Exodus to the Death of Moses

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Israel gathered together. Hence his unique position in Jew ish legend, neither Abraham, the friend of God, nor Solomon, the wisest of all men, nor Elijah, the helper in time Of need. Can lay claim to such a position.