471 passages in Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha
Individual passages from Book of Jubilees, shown in source order. Page 3 of 10.
Book of Jubilees turns to Arpachshad's Testimony Passed Down for Generations. That, while still living, the seventh in his generation, he commanded and testified to his son and to ...
Book of Jubilees turns to The Watchers' Forbidden Knowledge Found in Stone. Arpachshad did what any good father would do: he taught his son to write. But Kâinâm wasn't content with...
The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories in Genesis, tells us that Eber had something important to write down. But, as it says, "he wrote it down an...
It's a fascinating read, full of details you won't find anywhere else in the Torah. The Book of Jubilees, sometimes called Lesser Genesis, presents itself as a revelation given to ...
Book of Jubilees turns to How Noah's Sons Divided the Earth Among Themselves. The Book of Jubilees isn’t part of the Tanakh. It's a Jewish religious writing of the Hellenistic peri...
How did they decide who got what? Well, the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ancient Jewish text considered canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, gives us a glimpse into that ...
Book of Jubilees turns to Story of Shem. Chapter 8 gives us a glimpse into the post-Flood world order, focusing on the division of the earth among Noah's sons. It's a geographical ...
Book of Jubilees turns to Ham's Portion and the Borders of the Nations. So, what does chapter 8 offer us? It's all about borders. Not borders between countries, but a divinely orda...
Book of Jubilees turns to Shem's Sacred Inheritance Includes the Garden of Eden. The Book of Jubilees, in chapter 8, describes the division of the world among Noah's sons after the...
The Book of Jubilees says it was Noah himself who laid out the boundaries. Noah, fresh off the Ark, surveying a world reborn. The Book of Jubilees tells us that he didn’t just offe...
It's an ancient Jewish text, considered apocryphal by some, pseudepigraphal by others. Basically, it's an "outside book," a text that exists outside the traditionally accepted bibl...
One fascinating, if somewhat enigmatic, text that attempts to answer this very question is the Book of Jubilees. Jubilees, a Jewish work of the Second Temple period, offers a uniqu...
The Book of Jubilees retells the story of how the earth was apportioned among the descendants of Noah after the flood, turning what could have been a dry list of boundaries into a ...
Book of Jubilees turns to Noah in the Holy Land. So, what exactly did Japheth get? According to Jubilees, Japheth and his sons inherited "five great islands, and a great land in th...
It's like a post-diluvian real estate transaction, recorded for posterity. Specifically, So, how did Shem divide his inheritance? He portioned it among his sons. First up: Elam. Hi...
Book of Jubilees turns to Arpachshad and the Dreamer. This ancient Jewish text, considered apocryphal by some but deeply revered by others, offers a unique perspective on biblical ...
Book of Jubilees turns to The Ancient Division of Lands Among Nations. The Book of Jubilees, which some consider part of the Jewish apocrypha or pseudepigrapha, fills in gaps in th...
It’s a story of inheritance, of boundaries, and of the ancient world taking shape. The Book of Jubilees, sometimes called Lesser Genesis, isn't afraid to get specific. It paints a ...
While the Torah gives us broad strokes, some ancient texts offer a surprisingly detailed picture. One of those texts is the Book of Jubilees. It’s an ancient Jewish work that retel...
Our tradition, Jewish tradition, certainly doesn’t shy away from trying to answer it. The Book of Jubilees, a text that, while not part of the standard Hebrew Bible canon, offers a...
Book of Jubilees turns to Noah's Spiritual Journey. The world is starting over. Noah and his family are tasked with repopulating the earth. A monumental job. But there’s a problem....
Book of Jubilees turns to Evil Spirits Torment Noah's Grandchildren. This ancient Jewish text, considered canonical by some but not included in the standard Hebrew Bible, offers a ...
Here, we get a glimpse into a celestial negotiation, a cosmic bargain struck about the fate of humanity. It's a negotiation that hinges on a character you might not know so well: M...
The Book of Jubilees, a text considered scripture in some traditions but not included in the Tanakh, fills in gaps in the Genesis story. It's like the director's cut with extra sce...
The familiar story centers on Noah, the ark, and the animals. But what about the aftermath? What kind of world did Noah and his family rebuild? The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ...
In chapter 10, we find a fascinating little snippet about a character named Peleg. Her name was Lômnâ, and she was the daughter of Sînâ’ar. A bit of a mouthful, I know! Then, in th...
They're not messing around. The verse reads, "they began to build, and in the fourth week they made brick with fire, and the bricks served them for stone, and the clay with which t...
That disconnect, that inability to understand each other, it goes way back. Like, really way back. The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories we find ...
The familiar story is this: humanity, once united in language and purpose, dared to build a tower reaching for the heavens. God, seeing their hubris, scattered them across the eart...
That sense of belonging – or not belonging – is at the heart of a fascinating, and often overlooked, passage from the Book of Jubilees. If you haven’t heard of the Book of Jubilees...
Sometimes, stories – powerful, ancient stories – are woven right into the very fabric of the land. We find one such story in the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text that expands o...
Sometimes, the answer is simpler – and more personal – than it first appears. Take the story of Madai. We find him in the Book of Jubilees, hanging out in the land of Media, close ...
It offers a unique perspective on the early generations after the Flood. In Jubilees 11, we learn that SÊRÔH was born to Noah's descendants in the seventh year of a particular week...
Chapter 11 of Jubilees isn't exactly a feel-good story. It describes a rapid descent into moral chaos. The people, newly populating the earth, "began to capture cities, and to sell...
Sometimes, the story behind a name is a window into a whole era, a whole shift in how people saw the world. Take Serug, for example. The Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonic...
Book of Jubilees turns to Terah and the Heavenly Realms. So, what does Jubilees tell us about Terah? Jubilees 11 tells us that Terah's father, whose name is not mentioned here, tau...
Them is often remembered as just labels, but sometimes, they carry a whole story within them, a whisper of the past echoing into the present. Take the name Terah, for instance. It ...
That’s kind of the vibe we get when we look at the early life of Abraham, or Avram as he was known then. to the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ancient Jewish text that expands on ...
Let me tell you a story from the Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on stories from the Torah. It’s sowing season. The time when farmers scatter seeds, entrustin...
Book of Jubilees turns to Abram's Transgression. It seems he was experiencing a moment of intense emotion, perhaps witnessing suffering or injustice. And here's the kicker: everyon...
It is often remembered as a slow, gradual process. But what if I told you there's a story that credits Abraham with being the original agricultural innovator? It’s a fascinating id...
The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text, grapples with this very human tendency in its own powerful way. Chapter 12 dives right into a crucial moment of religious awakening, a...
That tension, that agonizing silence in the face of wrong, that’s the heart of our story today, drawn from the Book of Jubilees. The Book of Jubilees, sometimes called Lesser Genes...
Book of Jubilees turns to Abram Burns Down the House of Idols. So, what does Jubilees have to say about Abraham's early life? It all starts in the fortieth jubilee – Jubilees uses ...
Book of Jubilees turns to Terah and the Promised Land. Can you imagine crafting deities, shaping them with your own hands, knowing they were just stone and wood? Terah did. And his...
This ancient text, considered apocryphal by some but deeply revered in others, offers a unique perspective on biblical narratives. It’s the new moon of the seventh month, a signifi...
That feeling is powerfully captured in the Book of Jubilees, specifically in a poignant moment of Abraham's life. Abraham, not yet the towering figure we know, but a man wrestling ...
Book of Jubilees turns to Abraham Reads the Stars and Learns Hebrew. In the 12th chapter of Jubilees, we find Abraham at a pivotal moment. He's just finished praying. What does he ...
