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.

Levi: Jacob and the Patriarchs

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 32:6

The Book of Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells stories from Genesis and Exodus, but with a unique spin, adding details and interpretations not f...

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Faith of Jacob and Levi

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 32:15

We often hear about it in religious contexts, but its origins are actually quite fascinating, steeped in ancient traditions and family dynamics. to one such story, found in the Boo...

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Kingdom of Jacob

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 32:27

Imagine this: Jacob's just had this incredible encounter. The text says, "He finished speaking with him, and He went up from him, and Jacob looked till He had ascended into heaven....

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Covenant of Rebecca

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 32:38

The ancient text of the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating work expanding on the narratives of Genesis, gives us a poignant example. We find ourselves in the midst of the story of Jac...

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Kingdom of Reuben

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 33:4

Our tale begins in the Book of Jubilees, a text that expands on the stories we find in Genesis. It's a fascinating, sometimes controversial, work that offers a unique perspective o...

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Jacob's Legacy and Reuben

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 33:6

We often hear the big stories, the grand narratives of faith and destiny. But what about the moments in between? The hidden struggles, the family dramas that shaped those monumenta...

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Reuben's Vision

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 33:10

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text not included in the Hebrew Bible but considered sacred by some, dives deep into exactly this kind of uncomfortable territory. And Chapt...

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Jacob's Legacy and Bilhah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 34:21

The Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by some but excluded from the Hebrew Bible, gives us a glimpse into just such a time of profound loss for Jacob. It's a raw, emoti...

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Forefathers of Israel and Jacob

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 35:4

It’s a question as old as… well, as old as families themselves. And in the Book of Jubilees, we find a powerful little exchange between Jacob and his mother, Rebekah, that sheds li...

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