Jacob Entrusts His Sacred Books to Levi

Book of Jubilees 46:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

And he gave all his books and the books of his fathers to Levi his son that he might preserve them and renew them for his children until this day.

And it came to pass that after Jacob died the children of Israel multiplied in the land of Egypt, and they became a great nation,

Themes

Patriarchs Joseph Holy Land Egypt Death

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