The Children and Flocks Left Behind in Goshen

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisTerah Leaves Ur — The First Step Toward the CovenantThe journey that will become the spine of the Hebrew Bible begins not with Abram but with his father. In (Genesis 11:31) Terah takes his son, his grandson Lot,

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisLech Lecha — Three Separations and a Land UnseenThe most famous call in the Hebrew Bible lands on Abram's ear as a single imperative in (Genesis 12:1): Go forth. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan slows the verse down an

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisShechem — Arriving Where the Land Is Not Yet EmptyThe first place Abram stops in the land of promise is Shechem. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Genesis 12:6) preserves a sobering detail that the Hebrew Bible states

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisPharaoh Rejoices That Joseph Is Not a Runaway SlaveWhen the news reaches the palace, Pharaoh is delighted. And the Targum hears the reason under the delight. "A voice was heard in the royal house of Pharaoh, say

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisThe Fat of the Land — Pharaoh's Invitation to Jacob's HousePharaoh sends his own invitation. "Take your father and the men of your house, and come to me, and I will give you the best of what is desirable in the land of

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisJacob Rises From Beersheba With Seventy Souls in Pharaoh's WagonsThe caravan forms at dawn. An old man. His sons. His grandchildren. His daughters-in-law. Seventy souls in all, according to the count the Torah gives us later

The Children and Flocks Left Behind in Goshen

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