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man to forego his claim, but he refused. Solomon theninvited all Israel outside Jerusalem, in order to show themhis judgment. He brought a man to life who was buriedunder a tree and who turned out to be the father of thepoor man.He had been murdered by slaves on cominghome and robbed of all riches. The instigator was thisvery same rich man. The son then rose up, avenged hismurdered father, killed the man and inherited the propertywhich rightfully belonged to him.
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No. 29 above. An important variant of the disputa-tion between a Jew and Gentile about their faiths.
6- S. 17.
354( 17). A king dreamed a peculiar dream but forgotit and got furious. No one could tell him what he haddreamed but the Vizier promised to find smed one able opeto do so and to interpret it. He went to find Madimonidesand met him at the gate with his teacher. The teacher askedhim who he was and what he wanted but before he couldanswer, Maimonides, though still a child, intervened andtold his teacher of the Vizier's errand and of the dreamof the king. He was brought before the king, and told himthat he had seen in his dream a table decked with all kindsof food; a swine came out of a corner of the room, ate fromevery dish and disappeared suddenly. He explained thisto the king thus: the numerous dishes were his nume-rous wives and the swine a slave living with his wives.Maimonides discovered him although he was dressed infemale clothes. The King wanted to kill him then andthere but Maimonides advised it to be done privately inthe night.
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355( 18). There were once three poor men.wanted to get rich, the second wanted to become a scholarand the third wanted a good wife. Elijah came and gaveone dinar to the first man on the condition that he wouldremain meek and be charitable. To the second he gave anAlpha Betarion on the condition that he should study andteach others. The third he recommended to a woman whoappeared bad- tempered, but in reality was a good woman.
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