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The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered canonical by some but not included in the standard Hebrew Bible, takes us back to a time of literal hunger, a time when such fun...
The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text expanding on the Torah, speaks to just that feeling. It tells a story of wells, oaths, and the sometimes-difficult path to peace. We pi...
We get glimpses in the Torah, of course, but sometimes other ancient texts offer fascinating expansions on those stories. Take the Book of Jubilees, for example. It's an ancient Je...
The story of Isaac and Esau, as told in the Book of Jubilees, definitely gives you that vibe. We pick up the story with Isaac, son of Abraham, having just returned from Beersheba, ...
Take the story of Jacob's sons and the city of Shechem. It's a brutal tale, full of moral complexities. And it's found not just in Genesis, but also amplified in other ancient Jewi...
The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text not included in the Hebrew Bible but considered scripture by some, certainly thinks so. It gives us a slightly different spin on famili...
We know so much about Jacob himself, and his twelve sons who would father the tribes of Israel. But what about their wives? The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ancient Jewish text ...
This ancient Jewish text, considered part of the biblical apocrypha by some, expands on the narratives we find in Genesis. In this particular passage from chapter 37, Jacob is tryi...
Today, let’s pull one of those stories out into the light. It’s a dramatic, violent, and frankly, surprising tale found not in the Torah itself, but in a fascinating apocryphal boo...
