Other Figures — Minor Figures

93 figures from The Legends of the Jews, Volume I who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Leah's daughter (unnamed)

daughter · first appears The Birth Of Jacob's Children

• The Birth Of Jacob's Children · parent: Jacob “Leah bore once more, and this last time it was a daughter, a man child turned into a woman by her prayer.”
• The Birth Of Jacob's Children · parent: Leah “Leah bore once more, and this last time it was a daughter, a man child turned into a woman by her prayer.”

Michael

archangel · first appears The First Things Created

• The First Things Created · ward: Israel “It could not have survived the enmity of the Gentiles, if God had not appointed protectors for it, the archangels Michael and Gabriel. Whenever Israel disobeys God, and is accused of misdemeanors by the angels of the other nations, he is defended by his designated guardians, with such good result that the other angels conceive fear of them.”
• Jacob Wrestles With The Angel · ward: Jacob “and then God appointed Michael as the guardian angel of Jacob and his seed unto the end of all generations”

Aram (son of Kemuel)

first appears The Last Years Of Abraham

• The Last Years Of Abraham · parent: Kemuel “Another Aram, Aram-naharaim, on the Euphrates, was built by Aram son of Kemuel, a nephew of Abraham.”
• The Last Years Of Abraham · elder kin: Abraham “Another Aram, Aram-naharaim, on the Euphrates, was built by Aram son of Kemuel, a nephew of Abraham.”

Epher

first appears The Last Years Of Abraham

• The Last Years Of Abraham · elder kin: Abraham “Epher, one of the grandsons of Abraham and Keturah, invaded Lybia with an armed force, and took possession of the country.”
• The Last Years Of Abraham · elder kin: Hagar “Epher, one of the grandsons of Abraham and Keturah, invaded Lybia with an armed force, and took possession of the country.”

Ogi

first appears In The Fiery Furnace

• In The Fiery Furnace · employer: Abraham “The king then dismissed Abraham, after loading him down with an abundance of precious gifts, among them two slaves who had been raised in the royal palace. 'Ogi was the name of the one, Eliezer the name of the other.”

Reu

father · first appears The Wicked Generations

• The Wicked Generations · child: Serug “his son Serug”
• The Wicked Generations · younger kin: Abraham “His advent had been made manifest to his ancestor Reu, who uttered the following prophecy at the birth of his son Serug:”

the beadle

beadle · first appears The Patron Of Hebron

• The Patron Of Hebron · elder kin: Abraham “I am Abraham the Hebrew, your ancestor, who rests here in the Cave of Machpelah.”