The Earth Waited for a Person to Cultivate It

Hebraic Literature (1901)The Argument in Heaven Before God Made Adam(Genesis 6:6) is one of the most unsettling verses in the Torah: And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. Ho

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisEvery Herb and Fruit Given for Food, Shelter, and FireThe Torah's provision for humanity is stated briefly: "every herb yielding seed, every tree yielding fruit, to you it shall be for food." Targum Pseudo-Jonathan

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The Midrash of PhiloPhilo Saw the Dove That Never Returned as Virtue ItselfYou remember the story: the floodwaters are receding, and Noah sends out a dove to see if there's dry land. The first time, she returns with nothing. The second

2 EnochHow Light And Darkness Were Created2 Enoch turns to How Light And Darkness Were Created. Before anything we can see existed, there were only invisible things. Then God, in His infinite wisdom, de

2 EnochThe Palace Of HeavenSome accounts say God did not only create the universe. He built a palace within it, beginning with the highest rooms. What did God use for construction materia

The Earth Waited for a Person to Cultivate It

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