I just read this story to a class. The brothers were not jealous of
each other. They were concerned for each other.
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Heather Lenson
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HaSafran never fails! There were many replies to my question about the
origin of the two brothers story and the majority opinion is that is
probably Arabic, rather than Jewish, in origin, with a Jewish variant not
appearing until the 19th century. Thanks to everyone from the US, Canada,
Spain,
Heather,
The story I posted to the listserv is an Israeli joke. It is a parody
of the story of the two brothers who are concerned for each other. Read
the punch-line again.
Steven
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There is another original Jewish story of a Christian twins, one of
which would be sequestered an educated as a Jew in a different place.
They meet at the University and they went astonished by their
similitudes. A series of involving and moving circumstances are
shown. The Jew didn't refuse
Daniel Stuhlman researched the answer to this question in the February
1997 issue of his Librarian's Lobby
http://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/crc2.htm. Apparently, the story
is of unknown origin.
There is a similar story about two brothers who lived on opposite sides
of a hill. One was
I think there was discussion of this on Hasafran a
number of years ago, but I don't remember all the
specifics. I think it was found in a late source, and
possibly is of non-Jewish origin, especially since
many elements of the story contradict the Tanakh and
the Talmud.
-Stanley Nachamie
I wrote an article on this story. None of the above are the source.
See: home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/crc2.htm
Daniel Stuhlman
ddstuhlman at earthlink.net
Chicago, IL
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The earliest appearance of this story seems to be in the book of
Alph. De Lamartine, Voyage en Orient, 1, 1875, p. 329. the author
states that he heard it from Arabs when he visited Palestine. These
facts, and the further history of the story, appear in Z. Vilnay,
Legends of the Sacred Land
The source is most likely an Arab folk tale. I wrote about it on my
blog last year.
http://menachemmendel.net/blog/2006/03/30/two-brothers-a-field-and-the-temple/
Michael Pitkowsky
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The story about the two brothers who look after one another
and on whose
land, in recognition of their good deeds, Solomon built the Temple, is a
staple of Jewish children's literature. It is usually attributed to
midrash. Does anyone know of a precise source for the story, whether
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