Parshat Bechukotai

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The blessings for following God's laws, the curses for disobedience, and laws of vows and valuations. Leviticus 26:3-27:34.

Marriage of Isaac of Rebecca

Book of Jasher Jasher 26

The Book of Jasher, a non-canonical text with roots possibly stretching back to the Second Temple period, offers some fascinating glimpses. to Chapter 26 and explore a pivotal mome...

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Eber and the Ark

Book of Jasher Jasher 29

There are so many fascinating texts just lurking on the fringes, offering alternative perspectives and filling in the gaps in ways you wouldn't expect. Today, we're diving into one...

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Jacob's Offering and Bethel

Book of Jasher Jasher 36

We pick up with Jacob, now 99 years old, receiving a divine instruction. "Arise, go to Bethel," God tells him, "and remain there, and make there an altar to the Lord who appeareth ...

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Nebayoth and the Origins of the World

Book of Jasher Jasher 47

The Book of Jasher, an ancient Hebrew text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), offers a fascinating account. .. The scene opens with Isaac, Abraham's s...

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Zaphnath Paaneah in Heaven

Book of Jasher Jasher 49

Remember Joseph? The Hebrew slave who correctly interpreted Pharaoh's dream about the famine? Well, Pharaoh hasn't forgotten. According to the Book of Jasher, after seeing that Jos...

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Abraham: Joseph and Creation

Book of Jasher Jasher 54

Remember Joseph, the favored son sold into slavery in Egypt? He's now a powerful figure, and his brothers, unknowingly standing before him, are begging for the release of their you...

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Jacob Before the Flood

Book of Jasher Jasher 56

to Chapter 56 of the Book of Jasher, a fascinating, albeit non-canonical, work that expands upon biblical narratives. According to Jasher, Jacob lived in Egypt for seventeen years,...

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Wisdom of Balaam and Zepho

Book of Jasher Jasher 64

Chapter 64 of the Book of Jasher throws us right into one of those cycles. We're back in a world of ancient grudges and shifting alliances. Balaam, son of Beor – yes, that Balaam, ...

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Birth of Moses and Balaam

Book of Jasher Jasher 70

We all know the story of his dramatic rescue as a baby, floating down the Nile in a basket. But what happened next, after he was adopted by Pharaoh's daughter? The Book of Jasher, ...

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