471 passages in Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha
Individual passages from Book of Jubilees, shown in source order. Page 4 of 10.
The Book of Jubilees, a text not found in the canonical Tanakh, but considered sacred in some Jewish traditions. It retells much of Genesis and Exodus, but with extra details and a...
It led him on a journey, not just geographically, but a journey of the mind and soul. The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text that expands on the stories we find in Genesis, gives...
Book of Jubilees turns to Abram in the Holy Land. Jubilees, if you’re not familiar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories of Genesis and Exodus, but with some fascinat...
For a home, for a future, for a connection to something bigger than himself. And then he arrives at Shechem. The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text that expands on the stories we...
It paints a vivid picture of Abraham’s arrival and his immediate actions. Abraham, having journeyed from Ur of the Chaldees – a long and arduous trek, no doubt – finally sets foot ...
Book of Jubilees turns to Abraham Goes Down to Egypt During Famine. Our focus today is on Chapter 13, and it's a whirlwind. We find Abraham on the move. The verse reads, "And he re...
It tells us, plainly and powerfully, that "Abram was very glorious by reason of possessions in sheep, and cattle, and asses, and horses, and camels, and menservants, and maidservan...
Book of Jubilees turns to Lot Separates From Abraham and Grief Follows. The story picks up with Lot, Avram’s nephew, deciding to separate from him. Now, Lot wasn't just any relativ...
Book of Jubilees turns to Kingdom of Chedorlaomer. The scene opens with a list of kings – Chedorlaomer of Elam, Amraphel of Shinar, Arioch of Ellasar, and Tidal of Goyim. Quite the...
The Book of Jubilees, considered by some to be pseudepigraphal – meaning it's attributed to a biblical figure but not actually written by them – offers a unique perspective on bibl...
Jubilees, considered deuterocanonical (meaning it's included in some versions of the Bible but not others), gives us some incredible detail about Abraham's life, filling in gaps an...
He’s just received a profound promise from God, a promise of protection and immense reward. "Fear not, Abram; I am thy defender, and thy reward will be exceeding great." It sounds ...
That feeling is ancient. It’s woven right into the stories we tell about our ancestors. the story turns to one such moment with Abraham, from the Book of Jubilees. The Book of Jubi...
That unsettling feeling is something Abraham, our ancestor, knew all too well. the story turns to a particularly vivid scene from the Book of Jubilees, a text that expands on the s...
The scene is set. God is speaking, promising judgement upon the nation that will enslave Abraham's descendants. But it doesn’t end there. There’s a promise of liberation, a return ...
It's a little different than what you might expect. In Jubilees 14, we find Abraham in a very familiar role: making sacrifices. He offers up pieces of animals, birds, fruit-offerin...
We catch glimpses of it in the text, but sometimes, we need a little help filling in the blanks. That's where texts like the Book of Jubilees come in. The Book of Jubilees, sometim...
I feel that way often when I explore the lesser-known corners of Jewish tradition. Take the Book of Jubilees, for example. It's an ancient Jewish text, considered scripture by some...
Book of Jubilees turns to Abram — Covenant of Abraham. The scene: Abram, having just received divine instructions, is at the altar. He’s not just going through the motions. This is...
Book of Jubilees turns to Abraham and the Ark of Abram. The Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by some but not included in the standard Hebrew Bible, gives us a beautifu...
There are moments in the Torah where the sky seems to split open and a promise falls through. Chapter 15 of Genesis is one of them. In it, God binds Himself to Abraham with a coven...
It's explored in fascinating detail in texts like the Book of Jubilees. It's not part of the Hebrew Bible canon, but it was clearly important to certain Jewish communities way back...
A reader can skim over those verses in Genesis, but the Book of Jubilees gives us a peek into his immediate reaction. the verse says, “And Abraham fell on his face, and rejoiced, a...
Book of Jubilees turns to The Covenant Sealed With Isaac Not Ishmael. So what does Abraham do? Does he sit around and wait? Nope. He gets to work. "And Abraham did according as God...
This ancient Jewish work, considered scripture by some but not included in the standard Hebrew Bible, offers a unique perspective on a whole host of biblical narratives. And when i...
Book of Jubilees turns to Waters of Noah and the Covenant. A celestial court, filled with angels – not just any angels, but the angels of the presence and the angels of sanctificat...
There’s this fascinating ancient text, the Book of Jubilees, a work that retells the stories of Genesis and Exodus but with a very particular slant. It’s not part of the Hebrew Bib...
This particular section, chapter 15, speaks of a profound covenant between God and the children of Israel, a covenant sealed with the act of circumcision – in Hebrew, brit milah. T...
The Book of Jubilees, a text not found in the Hebrew Bible but considered scripture by some, pulls back the curtain on some pretty intense family drama, and the consequences of not...
The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text, gives us a glimpse. It’s like a backstage pass to some of the most pivotal moments in the Torah. The scene: Abraham is visited by ange...
This ancient Jewish text, considered canonical by some but not included in the standard Hebrew Bible, gives us a vivid, almost apocalyptic, picture. It paints a stark image of divi...
There's a whole world of fascinating Jewish texts just beyond the familiar narratives, filled with incredible details and alternative perspectives. The source turns to one of those...
The familiar reading treats the stories of the Torah, of the Hebrew Bible, as one continuous flow, but sometimes pausing to consider when things happened adds a whole new layer of ...
That feeling resonates deep within a fascinating text called the Book of Jubilees. The Book of Jubilees, also known as Lesser Genesis, was widely read during the Second Temple peri...
In this ancient text, which some consider to be part of the broader Jewish apocrypha, we find a pivotal moment concerning Abraham, his wife Sarah, and a promise that reshapes the d...
The usual account traces them back to the Torah, to Moses at Sinai. But what if some of those traditions, the feel of them, actually predate the Torah itself? to the Book of Jubile...
Holidays is often remembered as something ancient and unchanging, but every tradition has a beginning. the tradition turns to one possible origin story, found in the Book of Jubile...
The Book of Jubilees gives us a glimpse into one of those moments – a moment of profound blessing and recognition. Imagine him, standing at a crossroads, aware of the immense respo...
The Torah is often remembered as the ultimate source, and of course, it is foundational. But there are other ancient texts, bubbling with stories and traditions, that shed even mor...
Book of Jubilees turns to Isaac — Kingdom of Abraham. The Book of Jubilees tells us that this grand weaning party happened in the third month. We don't know exactly which calendar ...
It's a feeling that pops up in some pretty surprising places, even in our sacred stories. to one of those moments, found in the Book of Jubilees. It's considered apocryphal by some...
Book of Jubilees turns to Abraham Torn Between Sarah and Hagar. It all centers around Sarah, Abraham’s beloved wife, and Hagar, her handmaid. Sarah, in her older years, had been un...
Abraham is often remembered as this towering figure of faith, but the Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text from the Second Temple period, gives us a stark look at the consequen...
Hagar knew that feeling intimately. We find her story, or at least a piece of it, echoed in the Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that retells and expands upon stories from ...
The Book of Jubilees, a text revered by some ancient Jewish communities but not included in the standard biblical canon, gives us a glimpse behind the curtain of one of the most ch...
Jubilees, considered scripture by some and an important historical text by others, paints a picture of Abraham's unwavering faith in the face of, let’s just say, a lot of challenge...
He said, "Because thou hast obeyed My voice, and hast not withheld thy son, thy first-born, but hast offered him up to Me, in order that I might make a great nation of thee, and (b...
Book of Jubilees turns to The Binding of Isaac Retold in Jubilees. The familiar version gives us the basic story from Genesis 22. God commands Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, ...
