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They're about to embark on a mission to rebuild the world, and the first order of business? Dividing the land. But not just any land – we're talking about the entire planet! Accord...
And according to tradition, the land wasn't exactly empty when Jacob's sons were destined to inherit it. No, no. It was provisionally granted to a whole host of Canaanite nations: ...
It wasn't exactly smooth sailing for humanity. In fact, according to the Legends of the Jews, things got complicated pretty quickly. Even while Noah was still alive, a new world or...
It’s a terrifying place to be. But sometimes, in those moments of absolute solitude, something miraculous can happen. Let's turn to the tale of Abraham, long before he was the Abra...
Our tales are full of such figures, some righteous, some…not so much. to the story of one of the first: Nimrod. His origin is a bit unusual, right from the start. Nimrod was born t...
He wasn't just some minor character in the background of history. According to Legends of the Jews, Louis Ginzberg's masterful compilation of rabbinic lore, Nimrod was something el...
We often think of historical figures who became obsessed with their own greatness, but the story of Nimrod gives us a glimpse into the ancient roots of this phenomenon. Nimrod, a f...
Forget the pyramids; we're talking about the Tower of Babel. It all goes back to Nimrod. Remember him? The mighty hunter, the king who, according to tradition, was the first to rea...
Years blurring into decades, every thought, every action geared toward one monumental goal. That’s the story of the Tower of Babel, but not just the part we all know about God scat...
