471 passages in Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha
Individual passages from Book of Jubilees, shown in source order. Page 10 of 10.
The number seventy. Specifically, the seventy souls of Jacob’s family who went down to Egypt. It's a seemingly simple statement, isn’t it? "And all the souls of Jacob which went in...
The reunion. The overwhelming rush of emotion... That's the scene We find Joseph, who after years of hardship, has risen to power in Egypt. And his father, Jacob, old and weary, is...
The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the biblical narrative, gives us a beautiful glimpse into those moments. It tells us that Joseph and his brothers gathe...
The familiar story centers on Joseph. Sold into slavery, falsely accused, imprisoned, but ultimately rising to become second-in-command in Egypt. But what happened after he interpr...
There's a whole world of fascinating texts out there, bubbling with stories and details that expand on the familiar narratives. one of them: the Book of Jubilees. Specifically, Now...
The Torah is full of these moments, these transitions, these reminders of our own mortality. And the Book of Jubilees, that fascinating text that expands upon Genesis, Exodus, and ...
It tells a fascinating detail about the passing of knowledge, specifically within the family of Jacob. Chapter 46 tells us a simple but profound thing: "And he gave all his books a...
This wasn't just a fleeting moment of goodwill; the Book of Jubilees specifies that this harmony lasted for "ten weeks of years" – seventy years in total – all the days of Joseph's...
Book of Jubilees turns to Jacob's Final Years and Burial Instructions. This particular detail? It's all about Jacob, Yaakov, as he’s known in Hebrew, nearing the end of his life. H...
That’s kind of what happened after Joseph's incredible rise to power in Egypt. Remember Joseph? Sold into slavery by his brothers, then, through a series of unbelievable events, ri...
Chapter 46 tells us about a significant moment: the Israelites, after a period of time, gathered up all the bones of Jacob’s children, with one notable exception: Joseph. And where...
It comes from the Book of Jubilees, specifically chapter 46. The Book of Jubilees, for those who aren't familiar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories of Genesis and ...
Like you're swimming upstream in a river of… well, you get the picture. That struggle, that feeling of being unfairly opposed, is an incredibly ancient one. And it echoes through t...
The familiar story is this: Pharaoh, gripped by fear of the Israelites' growing numbers, decrees that all newborn Hebrew boys be cast into the Nile. A brutal, heartbreaking command...
The familiar version gives us the broad strokes – the decree, the basket, the river. But have you ever stopped to consider the details, the near-miraculous chain of events that had...
Book of Jubilees turns to Moses Grows Up in Pharaoh's Palace. It tells us that after Moses grew up, he was brought to Pharaoh's daughter, and became her son. Adopted into royalty! ...
The familiar story centers on Moses striking down the Egyptian taskmaster to save a Hebrew slave. But what happens next? The Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by some b...
The familiar story is this: Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Epic. But what about the moments before a...
The familiar story centers on the plagues visited upon Egypt. Blood, frogs, locusts… a greatest hits album of divine retribution. But what about the behind-the-scenes details? What...
A reader can think of him as simply a messenger, a conduit for God's will. But the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text from around the 2nd century BCE, paints a picture of Moses t...
Book of Jubilees turns to Moses and Joseph of Mast. It all revolves around the Prince of the Mastêmâ. Who is he? The text doesn't explicitly say, but the context strongly suggests ...
The familiar version gives us the broad strokes: slavery in Egypt, Moses leading his people to freedom, the parting of the Red Sea. But sometimes, the details get lost in the grand...
The familiar story is this: the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, the Israelites' triumphant escape from Egypt. But what about the behind-the-scenes cosmic drama? The Book of Ju...
The familiar version gives us about the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and the giving of the Ten Commandments. But what about the details that fill in the cracks, the "behind...
It’s a story etched in blood and freedom, a tale not just of liberation, but of divine protection. And it’s a story that gets even richer when we explore texts beyond the familiar ...
The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the Torah, gives us a glimpse. It paints a vivid picture, almost like a scene from a movie. It says, simply, "And the p...
The Book of Jubilees, also sometimes called Lesser Genesis, is a Second Temple Jewish retelling of Genesis and Exodus that was not included in the Hebrew Bible but survived in impo...
The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text, speaks directly to that feeling, especially when it comes to sacred obligations. It pulls no punches: "That man who is clean and close...
The Book of Jubilees, a text not included in the standard Hebrew Bible but considered sacred by some, offers just that kind of fascinating glimpse. up a chair and look at Chapter 4...
Book of Jubilees turns to The Sacred Obligation of Passover. In Jubilees 49, we read about the absolute, non-negotiable importance of observing Passover at its precise, divinely ap...
Not just any Passover, but the Passover as envisioned in the Book of Jubilees. It’s considered apocryphal by many (meaning it's not included in the canonical Hebrew Bible), but it ...
It's considered apocryphal by some, pseudepigraphal by others (meaning, falsely attributed to a biblical figure), but no matter what you call it, it's a fascinating window into a w...
The Book of Jubilees, for those of you who aren’t familiar, is an ancient Jewish text. It's considered apocryphal by some, meaning it’s not included in the standard Hebrew Bible, b...
The Book of Jubilees, sometimes called Lesser Genesis, is an ancient Jewish religious work of 50 chapters, considered canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church as well as Beta Isr...
It's considered apocryphal – meaning it's not part of the biblical canon for most Jewish denominations. But it’s still a treasure trove of information about ancient Jewish thought ...
A world without evil. Sounds pretty good. The Book of Jubilees, a text from around the 2nd century BCE, paints just such a picture. It's not part of the standard Hebrew Bible, but ...
Book of Jubilees turns to Jubilees Takes Sabbath Violations Deadly Seriously. This ancient text, considered scripture by some but not included in the standard Hebrew Bible, expands...
The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the Torah, gives us a glimpse. It paints a picture of a day so special, so infused with the divine, that it forever alt...
Book of Jubilees turns to Whoever Profanes the Sabbath Shall Surely Die. The Book of Jubilees isn't actually part of the Hebrew Bible as we know it, but it’s a fascinating text. It...
