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Description of  A Jewish Bestiary: Fabulous Creatures from Hebraic Legend and Lore

Ask the beast and it will teach thee, and the birds of heaven and they will tell thee. Job 12:7 In the Middle Ages, the bestiary achieved a popularity second only to that of the Bible. In addition to being a kind of encyclopedia of the animal kingdom, the bestiary also served as a book of moral and religious instruction, teaching human virtues through a portrayal of an animals true or imagined behavior. In Read more