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.

Moses and Creation of Egyptians

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:317

That’s what the Egyptians faced during one of the most terrifying plagues described in the Torah: the plague of darkness. But this wasn’t just any darkness. The text tells us it wa...

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Midnight in Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:334

We all know the story of the Exodus, the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt. But the tenth plague, the slaying of the firstborn, wasn't just a targeted strike, a surgical rem...

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Mouth of the Abyss and Egyptians

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:335

According to Legends of the Jews, no way! It was also a carefully orchestrated demonstration of God's absolute power, a power that extended far beyond the borders of Goshen. The te...

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Ephraim's Journey

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:8

That’s what we’re diving into today, a story of pride, hunger, and a whole lot of tragedy. Imagine a group of weary travelers, the descendants of Ephraim, son of Joseph. They'd bee...

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Pharaoh's Transgression and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:19

You've got the Red Sea in front of you, Pharaoh's army closing in behind, and the unforgiving desert on either side. Talk about a rock and a hard place. Desperate doesn’t even begi...

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Pillars of Fire and Cloud of Egyptians

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:51

Moses, the parting of the waters... but what about the Egyptian side of things? It wasn't just a failed chase; it was a full-blown divine smackdown. Imagine this: the Egyptians, so...

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Wages of Sin and Egyptians

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:58

The text we have before us doesn't shy away from the harsh realities of that moment. As the Egyptians lay dying on the shore, defeated and broken, they were forced to witness the t...

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Manna from Heaven and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:107

They've just been liberated from slavery in Egypt, they're being miraculously fed with manna – that heavenly bread that just appears each day – and, according to the lore, they're ...

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Joshua's Journey and Gibeonites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:15

The Gibeonites were a Canaanite group who cleverly tricked Joshua into making a covenant with them. They knew the Israelites were conquering the land, and so they pretended to be t...

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