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of the land, who refuses to accept it as he says that he soldthe field with everything in it. The local king decides thatthe treasure shall be given as a dowry to the daughter ofthe one who is to marry the son of the other. Alexanderis surprised for in his country the king would have con-fiscated the treasure and killed the owners. The local kingthen tells him that the sun shining and the rain falling overthe country of Alexander is for the sake of the animalsand not for that of the human beings.

6. In the time of Alexander the Ishmaelites claimed Pa-lestine from the Israelites. Gaboha son of Pesisa askedpermission from the Elders to plead the cause of the Jews." If defeated you can say, that they had defeated the leastamong us, and if I win you say it is our Law that has won."He proved to them from the Law that Abraham had givengifts to the concubines and sent them away, thus theIshmaelites had no claim.

6a. The people of Afriķi claimed Canaan from the Israelitesbefore Alexander. Gaboha, son of Pesisa pleaded their causeand he proved that Canaan having been declared a slave( Gen. 9, 25) the people belong to the master. He claimedon the contrary the amount of labour due which theyhad not rendered to the Israelites for so many years beforethe Israelites entered the land. They gave no reply aftergrace of three days and then left the country.

7. The Emperor( of Rome) said to Rabbi Joshua, the sonof Hananya,' Why is your God described as as a lion, for anyknight can kill a lion?" He replied:" He is likened to thelion of Debelai." He wanted to see this lion. At a distanceof 300 miles it roared and all the women in Rome miscar-ried; at a distance of 200 miles the lion roared and the teethof the men dropped out. The Emperor fell from the throneand the Rabbi prayed and the lion returned to its place.8. The Emperor told Rabbi Joshua that he wished to offer afeast to God. The reply was, that he would not be able evento satisfy God's army. He prepared for six months and thewind carried it away, then for another six months and the

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