The Rainbow Seen Only When the Sun Is Not Hidden

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisAn Everlasting Covenant Sealed in the CloudsTargum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Genesis 9:16) sharpens the promise one more time. The bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisThe Sign of the Covenant Across All GenerationsTargum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Genesis 9:12) introduces the idea of a sign, an ot, that will anchor the covenant through all time. This is the sign of the covenant

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisThe Sign Between the Word of the Lord and All FleshTargum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Genesis 9:17) closes the rainbow passage with a final seal. Noah is told face to face: This is the sign of the covenant that I have c

Sefer HaZichronotThe Darkness That Existed Before CreationSefer HaZichronot turns to The Darkness That Existed Before Creation. So, what do we make of that? Is it simply an absence of light, like the "unformed and void

Book of JubileesThe WatchersIt involves Watchers, forbidden knowledge, and a whole lot of trouble. This isn't just a story of two rogue angels, Shemhazai and Azazel. According to some acco

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

The Rainbow Seen Only When the Sun Is Not Hidden

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