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.

Moses's Vision and Abraham

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 12:27

The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered apocryphal by some, offers a peek behind the curtain. It presents itself as a revelation given to Moses on Mount Sinai by angels...

Prayer

Story of Abraham

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 12:31

Today, we're diving into the Book of Jubilees, a text not found in the canonical Tanakh, but considered sacred by some Jewish and Christian traditions. It retells much of Genesis a...

Kingdom of Chedorlaomer

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 13:28

We're diving into Sefer haYovelim, the Book of Jubilees, a text considered scripture by some, and a fascinating piece of Jewish history by all. Today, we're looking at chapter 13. ...

Adam & Eve

Kingdom of Abraham and Abram

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 14:27

And it's a little different than what you might expect. In Jubilees 14, we find Abraham in a very familiar role: making sacrifices. He offers up pieces of animals, birds, fruit-off...

Noah & FloodTorah

Abraham Before the Flood and Sarai

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 15:17

And it's explored in fascinating detail in texts like the Book of Jubilees. Now, the Book of Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories from...

Noah & FloodPatriarchsMatriarchsTorah

Sin of the First Pair and Canaan

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 16:14

There's a whole world of fascinating Jewish texts just beyond the familiar narratives, filled with incredible details and alternative perspectives. Today, let's dip into one of tho...

CreationAdam & EvePatriarchsRepentance

Sarah: Abraham and the Patriarchs

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 16:23

That feeling resonates deep within a fascinating text called the Book of Jubilees. The Book of Jubilees, also known as Lesser Genesis, is considered scripture by the Ethiopian Orth...

PatriarchsMatriarchs

The Binding of Isaac and Zion

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 18:15

The ultimate test of faith, a moment of divine intervention, and the substitution of a ram in the nick of time. But where exactly did this all go down? The Book of Jubilees, an anc...

Patriarchs

Wisdom of Abraham and Arabs

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 21:1

It tells us that Abraham, wise as he was, gave Ishmael and his sons, along with the sons of Keturah, gifts before sending them off. He then bequeathed everything else to his belove...

PatriarchsExile