CHAPTER VI.

A SABBATH EVE IN CORDOVA 58-68

The Synagogue of Cordova.--The Daughters of Israel Preparing for the Sabbath.--The Throne of the "Nasi".--Rabbi Moses Ben Chanoch.--The Eloquence of Silence.--A Tearful Scene.--Three Rabbis Taken Captive by Pirates.--Evil Designs against Chanoch's Young and Beautiful Wife.--Sold as Slave to Cordova.--His Miraculous Rise.