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The Book of Jubilees, a text that expands on the Torah and offers a unique perspective on biblical history, gives us a fascinating glimpse. It claims to be a divinely revealed acco...
The Book of Jubilees, a text not included in the canonical Hebrew Bible, offers a fascinating, often expanded, retelling of biblical narratives. It paints a vivid picture of ancien...
More specifically, it's the year Abraham passed away. And where are his sons, Isaac and Ishmael? They’re making a journey. The Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by the ...
Isaac, son of Abraham, certainly knew that feeling. Our story picks up with him journeying towards Gerar, a Philistine territory, seeking refuge with King Abimelech. (Jubilees 24)....
We all know that feeling. And it's a story as old as time. Or at least, as old as Isaac in the Book of Jubilees. The Philistines were not happy campers. They looked at Isaac, saw h...
It's a retelling and expansion of stories we find in Genesis, offering a slightly different perspective. Our focus? Chapter 24. It's a short, sharp account of Isaac and his struggl...
Our focus today is on Jacob, later to be named Israel, and a very specific moment in his journey. The text places him at the "Well of the Oath" – Beersheba in Hebrew – in a very pa...
to a juicy little episode from the Book of Jubilees, chapter 27, and see what kind of familial kerfuffles our ancestor Jacob found himself in. Remember Jacob and Esau? Those twins,...
Let's take a little trip to the mountain of Gilead. We know it as the place where Jacob and Laban made their famous oath. We read in Genesis that they swore to each other they woul...
