Parshat Bereshit

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Covers the creation of the world in six days, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the first sin, Cain and Abel, and the generations from Adam to Noah. Genesis 1:1-6:8.

Legend of Noah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 4:47

The Book of Jubilees, a text not included in the standard Hebrew Bible but considered sacred by some, gives us a peek into how this concept was understood long ago. It states, quit...

Noah & Flood

Noah in Zion

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 5:26

The Book of Jubilees has some pretty strong words about that kind of thinking. It tells us, bluntly, that "if one gave everything that is on the earth, He will not regard the gifts...

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Righteousness of Noah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 5:30

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories in Genesis, gives us a compelling glimpse through the example of Noah. The text tells us that Noah's "heart...

Noah & Flood

Noah at the Temple

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:1

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories in Genesis, gives us a fascinating, detailed timeline of those pivotal moments. It's like having a cosmic c...

Noah & FloodTempleSacrifice

Noah Before the Altar

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:4

After all that devastation, how did Noah make things right again, not just with God, but with the very earth itself? Well, the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ancient Jewish text, ...

Noah & FloodTempleRepentanceSacrifice

Noah's Offering and Sacrifice

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:8

When Noah finally stepped onto dry land, one of the first things he did was offer a sacrifice. But what was so special about it? The Book of Jubilees, a text that expands on the st...

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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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The Great Flood and Shavuot

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:25

Specifically, we're looking at chapter 6. This book, considered scripture by some Jewish groups in antiquity (like the Essenes who lived at Qumran), offers a fascinating perspectiv...

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Story of Noah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:38

And in the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered canonical by some but relegated to the Apocrypha by others, we find a particularly intriguing answer. : what makes a day ...

Noah & Flood