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.

Shem's Journey

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 7:22

We often picture Noah stepping off the ark and... well, what? Where did he go? What did he do? The Book of Jubilees, a text not found in the Hebrew Bible but considered sacred by s...

Noah & Flood

Wanderings of Noah and Talk

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 7:34

We usually think of him as just relieved, planting vineyards, maybe a little… tipsy. But imagine being Noah. You’ve just survived the unimaginable. The entire world, wiped clean. Y...

Noah & FloodExile

The Great Flood and Arpachshad

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 8:1

We're talking about a time when the memory of the cataclysm was still fresh, a time of rebuilding, both literally and figuratively. And smack dab in the middle of this is Arpachsha...

Creation

Eber and Noah of Shelah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 8:9

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories in Genesis, tells us that Eber had something important to write down. But, as it says, "he wrote it down an...

Noah & Flood

Account of Noah and Shem

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 8:19

How did they decide who got what? Well, the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ancient Jewish text considered canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, gives us a glimpse into that ...

Noah & Flood

Birth of Noah and Shem

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 8:34

It’s a question that’s echoed through generations. According to the Book of Jubilees, it was Noah himself who laid out the boundaries. Imagine Noah, fresh off the Ark, surveying a ...

Adam & EveMosesPrayer

Noah's Spiritual Journey

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 10:6

We hear about the ark, the dove, the rainbow... but then what? Turns out, things weren’t exactly smooth sailing. Imagine this: The world is starting over. Noah and his family are t...

Noah & FloodSoul

The Great Flood

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 10:18

The Book of Jubilees, a text considered scripture by some but not included in the standard Jewish or Christian Bibles, fills in gaps in the Genesis story. It's like the director's ...

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Abraham's Transgression of Abram

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 14:23

The scene is set. God is speaking, promising judgement upon the nation that will enslave Abraham's descendants. But it doesn’t end there. There’s a promise of liberation, a return ...

Noah & FloodJosephTorahEgypt