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 the Angels and Blessings

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 2:1

This ancient Jewish text, considered scripture by some but excluded from the standard biblical canon, paints a sweeping picture of history and destiny. And within its pages, we fin...

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Jacob and the Patriarchs of Sabbath

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 2:32

The Book of Jubilees, also known as Lesser Genesis, is an ancient Jewish religious work of 50 chapters, considered canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church as well as Ethiopian J...

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Death of Shabbat

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 2:45

We're talking life-and-death serious. The Book of Jubilees, a text that offers a unique retelling of biblical history, really drives this home. It's not part of the Hebrew Bible ca...

Holy Land

Written and Oral Law of Shabbat

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 2:48

Turns out, they’re all about that rest too. The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered canonical by some Jewish and Christian traditions but not included in the standard H...

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Noah in Zion

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 5:26

The Book of Jubilees has some pretty strong words about that kind of thinking. It tells us, bluntly, that "if one gave everything that is on the earth, He will not regard the gifts...

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Crown of Torah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:21

Specifically, not eating it. The Book of Jubilees, a text bubbling with rich detail expanding on the Torah’s narratives, dives headfirst into this very topic. This isn’t just a sug...

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Hills of Judea

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:52

The Book of Jubilees, a text not found in the Hebrew Bible but considered scripture by some, gets pretty specific about the calendar. It envisions a perfectly ordered world, where ...

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Noah's Journey and Ararat

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 7:1

We usually picture him releasing the dove, seeing the rainbow, and then…poof! The story fades. But Jewish tradition, especially in texts outside the Bible, fills in those gaps. Let...

Noah & Flood

Shem's Transgression and Noah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 7:14

Specifically, we're going to look at chapter 7, a small but potent piece of the narrative. It centers around a rather embarrassing incident involving Noah, his sons Shem, Ham, and ...

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