Amalek's Father Eliphaz Was Job's Friend

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisThe Three-Generation Oath Abimelech Asked ForListen to how carefully Abimelech phrases his request. In Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Genesis 21:23), the king asks Abraham to swear by the Word of the Lord that

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisEphron's Generous Offer That Was Not What It SeemedListen to how Ephron performs generosity. In Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Genesis 23:11), the Hittite landowner makes his first move: the field I give thee, and t

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisThe Oath Eliezer Swore on the CircumcisionAbraham is old, and the question of Isaac's wife must be settled. In Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Genesis 24:2), the Aramaic makes explicit what the Hebrew only h

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisJacob in Eber's Study House While Esau HuntedTwo brothers. Two careers. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Genesis 25:27) gives the contrast in parallel sentences. Esau grew up a "man of idleness to catch birds an

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisJacob's Vow to Avoid Bloodshed, Idolatry, and ImpurityJacob's vow at Bethel is, in the plain Torah text, a conditional prayer: if God keeps me and feeds me, then the Lord will be my God (Genesis 28:20–21). The Targ

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisHamor's Sales Pitch to the Men of ShechemHamor and his son Shekem needed to convince the men of their city to undergo mass circumcision, an extraordinary demand. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan (Genesis 34:21)

Amalek's Father Eliphaz Was Job's Friend

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