Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Dwelling Place of God and Adam

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 3:25

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...

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The Garden of Eden and Zion

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 4:36

The Book of Jubilees, a text not included in the Hebrew Bible but considered sacred by some, gives us a fascinating glimpse into this. It tells us about Adam burning incense, "swee...

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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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Mount Sinai Studies Torah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:34

The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text from around the 2nd century BCE, sheds some unique light on it. Jubilees focuses on calendar and law, presenting itself as a revelation giv...

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Written and Oral Law of Fifty

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:48

It offers a unique perspective on the calendar, one that's surprisingly precise... and maybe a little controversial. The passage focuses on dividing time: "from the first to the se...

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Noah in the Holy Land

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 9:1

to one of them, shall we? We find a fascinating account in the Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by some, like the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but considered apocryphal ...

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Joktan and Joseph

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 10:46

That sense of belonging – or not belonging – is at the heart of a fascinating, and often overlooked, passage from the Book of Jubilees. Now, if you haven’t heard of the Book of Jub...

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Waters of Noah and the Covenant

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 15:32

The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text from around the second century BCE, offers a glimpse into just that. It paints a picture of a world teeming with angels, a world where the ...

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Jacob's Transgression

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 19:30

Specifically, we're going to look at chapter 19 and the passing of the torch, or rather, the blessing, from Isaac to Jacob. Imagine the scene: Isaac, nearing the end of his days, r...

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