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.

Noah Receives the Torah and Moses

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:17

Where does that come from, really? We find a fascinating glimpse into its ancient roots in the Book of Jubilees. Now, the Book of Jubilees is a fascinating text, considered part of...

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Crown of Torah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:21

Specifically, not eating it. The Book of Jubilees, a text bubbling with rich detail expanding on the Torah’s narratives, dives headfirst into this very topic. This isn’t just a sug...

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Noah's Legacy

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:29

Think of it as a really old "director's cut" of the Bible. Specifically, we're looking at Jubilees 6. The passage is talking about a particular festival. What festival? Well, that’...

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Hills of Judea

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:52

The Book of Jubilees, a text not found in the Hebrew Bible but considered scripture by some, gets pretty specific about the calendar. It envisions a perfectly ordered world, where ...

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Shem's Transgression and Noah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 7:14

Specifically, we're going to look at chapter 7, a small but potent piece of the narrative. It centers around a rather embarrassing incident involving Noah, his sons Shem, Ham, and ...

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The Great Flood of Canaan

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 7:18

It all goes back to a rather dramatic episode after the flood, as recounted in the Book of Jubilees. Now, we know the story: Noah's son, Ham, sees his father in a… well, let’s just...

Holy Land

The Great Flood and Eden

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 8:30

The Book of Jubilees, a text revered by some but not included in the standard biblical canon, offers a fascinating answer, connecting the earthly and the divine in a truly profound...

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Noah in the Holy Land

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 9:1

to one of them, shall we? We find a fascinating account in the Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by some, like the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but considered apocryphal ...

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Noah and Creation of Shinar

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 10:41

We all know the story: humanity, once united in language and purpose, dared to build a tower reaching for the heavens. God, seeing their hubris, scattered them across the earth, co...

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