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.

Jacob: Joseph Among the Fathers

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 34:16

That's the story of Jacob and his son Joseph, as retold in the Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by some, like the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but not included in the st...

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Jacob's Legacy and Simeon

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 35:1

We know so much about Jacob himself, and his twelve sons who would father the tribes of Israel. But what about their wives? The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ancient Jewish text ...

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Forefathers of Israel and Jacob

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 35:4

It’s a question as old as… well, as old as families themselves. And in the Book of Jubilees, we find a powerful little exchange between Jacob and his mother, Rebekah, that sheds li...

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Leah Among the Fathers

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 36:25

Let’s talk about Leah. We often hear about Rachel, Jacob's great love. But what about her sister, Leah? The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that retells and expands upon t...

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Death of Jacob

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 37:22

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text expanding on Genesis, dives deep into such a betrayal, a family feud that echoes through generations. We find ourselves in the middle o...

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Moses's Vision

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 37:24

The Book of Jubilees, for those who aren't familiar, is an ancient Jewish text, considered part of the biblical apocrypha or pseudepigrapha – writings that hover around the edges o...

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Simeon and the Patriarchs

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 38:11

The birthright, the trickery, the stolen blessing... But what about the aftermath, the settling of scores, the final chapter of their fraught relationship? Well, the Book of Jubile...

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Marriage of Jacob and Esau

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 38:15

In chapter 38, we read about what happened after Jacob’s sons came into conflict with the sons of Esau in the mountains of Seir. The sons of Jacob, fierce and determined, pressed h...

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Legacy of the Forefathers and Joseph

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 39:3

Our story picks up with Joseph, a mere seventeen years old, ripped from his family and sold into slavery in Egypt. Talk about a rough start! The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating tex...

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