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.

Joktan and Joseph

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 10:46

That sense of belonging – or not belonging – is at the heart of a fascinating, and often overlooked, passage from the Book of Jubilees. Now, if you haven’t heard of the Book of Jub...

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Shem and the Ark of Canaan

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 10:50

There's more to it than just geography, you know. Sometimes, stories – powerful, ancient stories – are woven right into the very fabric of the land. We find one such story in the B...

Noah & FloodJosephHoly LandEgypt

Terah and the Promised Land

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 12:16

The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered canonical by some but excluded from the Hebrew Bible, gives us a glimpse. It paints a vivid picture of Terah, Abraham’s father, ...

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Abraham's Journey

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 12:34

And it led him on a journey, not just geographically, but a journey of the mind and soul. The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text that expands on the stories we find in Genesis, g...

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Waters of Noah and the Covenant

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 15:32

The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text from around the second century BCE, offers a glimpse into just that. It paints a picture of a world teeming with angels, a world where the ...

Noah & FloodTorahMiraclesHoly Land

Ishmael and the Angels

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 15:36

There’s this fascinating ancient text, the Book of Jubilees, a work that retells the stories of Genesis and Exodus but with a very particular slant. It’s not part of the Hebrew Bib...

AngelsPatriarchsJosephSoul

Covenant of Circumcision and Beliar

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 15:40

This particular section, chapter 15, speaks of a profound covenant between God and the children of Israel, a covenant sealed with the act of circumcision – in Hebrew, brit milah. T...

Noah & FloodTorahHoly LandCovenant

Sarah: Abraham and the Angels

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 16:7

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text, gives us a glimpse. It’s like a backstage pass to some of the most pivotal moments in the Torah. Imagine the scene: Abraham is visited...

PatriarchsMatriarchsHoly Land

Abraham Among the Fathers and Sukkot

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 16:40

We often think of the Torah as the ultimate source, and of course, it is foundational. But there are other ancient texts, bubbling with stories and traditions, that shed even more ...

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