Isaac Newton | Isaac Asimov | Isaac Stern | Jacob | David Ben-Gurion | Ben Affleck | Ben Jonson | John Jacob Astor | Isaac Hayes | Ben Harper | Big Ben | Ben Kingsley | Jacob M. Appel | Ben Stiller | Ben Folds | Jacob Epstein | Isaac | Jacob Zuma | Jacob Obrecht | Ben Hecht | Isaac Bashevis Singer | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | Ben Casey | Ben Bernanke | Ben-Hur | Ben E. King | Ben Webster | Ben Hogan | Ben Elton | Ben Weasel |
The book was written by Rabbi Jacob ben Isaac Ashkenazi (1550–1625) of Janowa (near Lublin, Poland), and mixes Biblical passages with teachings from Judaism's Oral Law such as the Talmud's Aggada and Midrash, which are sometimes called "parables, allegories, short stories, anecdotes, legends, and admonitions" by secular writers.