Parshat Beshalach

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The splitting of the Red Sea, the Song of the Sea, the miracle of manna, water from the rock, and the battle against Amalek. Exodus 13:17-17:16.

Humility of Moses and Joseph

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 40:1

We’re opening the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered canonical by some, like the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but apocryphal by others. It's like a behind-the-scenes loo...

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Joseph in the Days of Moses

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 40:12

The story of Joseph, as told in the Book of Jubilees, gives us a glimpse. We all know the broad strokes: sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, falsely accused, imprisoned... J...

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Death of Jacob of Egypt

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 43:33

Years ago, you thought you'd lost your beloved son, Joseph, to a tragic death. The grief must have been unbearable. Now, after all this time, his brothers are returning from Egypt ...

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Giving of the Torah and Mast

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 48:5

We all know the story: Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Epic. But what about the moments before all th...

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Moses and Joseph of Passover

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 50:1

to a fascinating, and sometimes surprising, peek into the origins of Passover and Shabbat, as seen through the lens of a text called the Book of Jubilees. The Book of Jubilees, som...

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Torah from Heaven

Josephus Against Apion 20:1

It’s a charge that’s been leveled against the Jewish people for centuries. Even Josephus, way back in the first century C.E., tackled this very criticism in his work, Against Apion...

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Birth of Seth

Book of Jasher Jasher 2

The Book of Jasher, an ancient text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), offers some pretty fascinating, and sometimes unsettling, glimpses. to Chapter ...

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Tarshish and the Patriarchs

Book of Jasher Jasher 50

It's one of those fascinating texts just outside the mainstream of the Hebrew Bible, referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), yet remaining somewhat mysteri...

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Israelites: Levi at the Dawn of Creation

Book of Jasher Jasher 65

The Book of Jasher, a fascinating and controversial text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), offers a compelling narrative. Chapter 65 plunges us right...

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