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Our story begins with Dinah, Jacob's daughter, and Shechem, son of Hamor, a prince of the Hivites. Shechem, captivated by Dinah, takes her – a violation that sets in motion a chain...
We're talking about the story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and the events that unfolded in the city of Shechem. Now, you probably know the basic outline: Dinah is taken by Shechem,...
He's just heard an unbelievable story. A preposterous tale. Two men – just two – had laid waste to an entire city. A city filled with people who couldn’t defend themselves and were...
That's the scene as described in Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, drawing upon a wealth of midrashic and talmudic sources. The story unfolds with Judah, ever the fiery leader...
It’s a question that echoes through the stories of our ancestors, a question of faith, fear, and the unseen hand of providence. : Isaac and Jacob, their families growing, their pre...
The day after a previous, unspecified battle – because life in the ancient world was pretty much one battle after another. – our heroes arrived at Sartan. Now, Sartan wasn't just a...
According to Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, the drama was far from over. Imagine the scene: Jacob's sons, fired up, chasing the remnants of Esau's army all the way to Adora. Esau'...
That’s the story of Joseph, and it starts in a pretty dark place. The brothers, consumed by jealousy, were plotting against him. Reuben, trying to mitigate the situation, suggested...
Sometimes, the answers are hidden in stories… stories that stretch back millennia. Take, for example, the story of Joseph, sold into slavery by his own brothers. A heartbreaking be...
