Parshat Behar

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The sabbatical year, the jubilee year, laws of land ownership, and the prohibition against usury. Leviticus 25:1-26:2.

The Burning Bush and Egyptian

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 47:14

We know he was found in the reeds, destined for greatness. But what happened between that moment and the burning bush? Well, the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ancient text not in...

MosesHoly LandEgypt

Face of Moses

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 48:9

We all know the story of the plagues visited upon Egypt. Blood, frogs, locusts… a greatest hits album of divine retribution. But what about the behind-the-scenes details? What abou...

MosesHoly LandEgypt

Pharaoh and the Ark

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 48:12

It's easy to think of him as simply a messenger, a conduit for God's will. But the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text from around the 2nd century BCE, paints a picture of Moses t...

Noah & FloodPatriarchsJosephTorah

Moses and Divine Judgment of Egypt

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 48:19

We all know the broad strokes: slavery in Egypt, Moses leading his people to freedom, the parting of the Red Sea. But sometimes, the details get lost in the grandeur. The Book of J...

Hell/GehennaJosephHoly LandEgypt

Fruits of the Land and Mast

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 48:23

We all know the story: the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, the Israelites' triumphant escape from Egypt. But what about the behind-the-scenes cosmic drama? The Book of Jubilee...

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The Ten Commandments and Egypt

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 49:1

We all know about the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and the giving of the Ten Commandments. But what about the details that fill in the cracks, the "behind-the-scenes" momen...

JosephTorahHoly LandEgypt

Joseph the Ruler of Egypt

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 49:9

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the Torah, gives us a glimpse. It paints a vivid picture, almost like a scene from a movie. It says, simply, "And the p...

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Crown of Torah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 49:12

The Book of Jubilees, also sometimes called Lesser Genesis, is considered apocryphal by many Jews and Protestants, but canonical in Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Christianity. Ap...

TorahHoly LandHolidays

Blood on the Nile and Passover

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 49:16

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text, speaks directly to that feeling, especially when it comes to sacred obligations. It pulls no punches: "That man who is clean and close...

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