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But before we get to the ark and the flood, let's rewind a bit. According to Legends of the Jews, a collection of stories compiled by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, Noah’s arrival on the sc...
We often hear about angels as these purely good, ethereal beings. But what happens when angels, shall we say, misbehave? The story of Azazel and Shemhazai is one of those tales. It...
The ancient tales whisper of such a secret, and of the angels who coveted earthly delights, with consequences that echo through the stars. Imagine this: angels, beings of pure ligh...
We pick up with Shemhazai and Azazel. Now, these weren’t just any angels. They were part of a group who, according to some traditions, were sent to Earth to observe humanity. But, ...
That's the story of Hiwwa and Hiyya, the sons of Shemhazai, one of the fallen angels. Now, Shemhazai wasn't just any angel gone rogue. He was a pretty big deal, and his kids, well,...
Jewish tradition offers some truly fascinating, and sometimes unsettling, answers. to a few… We've heard tales of fallen angels, haven't we? The ones who dared to defy the divine. ...
Jewish tradition grapples with this very question in the stories of Seth and Cain, the sons of Adam and Eve. Now, you might already know the story of Cain and Abel, one of the firs...
And while the Torah gives us hints, it's in the later Jewish traditions, the stories whispered from generation to generation, that we really start to get a sense of just how wild t...
It wasn't just one thing, of course. But according to our sages, two sins in particular stand out when describing the generation that was ultimately destroyed: unchastity and greed...
