Six Days of Creation and the Blessing Woven Into the Seventh

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusSix Days of Silence Before God Called MosesThe Targum on (Exodus 24:16) preserves a detail that the plain text rushes past. The glory of the Lord's Shekhinah rested on Mount Sinai, and the Cloud of Glory

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusGod Rested and Was Refreshed on the Seventh DayAt the heart of the Sabbath command stands a theological riddle. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan preserves it faithfully: "In six days the Lord created and perfected the

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusStoning for Working on the Sabbath DayThe Sabbath is called menucha, rest. But Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Exodus 35:2) makes clear it was never optional. The verse commands six days of work, then on

ApocryphaThe Giants Of Old(Genesis 6:4) mentions the Nefilim. That word, Nefilim, generally understood to mean “giants.” But who were they, really? And where did they come from? The Tora

Book of JasherEnoch Ascends to Heaven and Rules as KingThe Book of Jasher isn't part of the canonical Hebrew Bible, but it's referenced within it (Joshua 10:13 and (2 Samuel 1:1)8). It's considered by some to be a v

Book of JasherNimrod Throws Abraham Into a Fiery FurnaceAfter Abram's bold declaration against idol worship (in the previous chapter), King Nimrod isn't too pleased. According to the Book of Jasher, Nimrod had Abram

Six Days of Creation and the Blessing Woven Into the Seventh

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