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.

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Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 5:14

That feeling, that desperate plea for help, echoes through the ages, and we hear it loud and clear in the Book of Maccabees. Imagine receiving a desperate message. Not just one, bu...

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Judas Maccabeus's Transgression and Galilee

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 5:18

That’s the essence of what we find in the Book of Maccabees, and specifically here in 1 Maccabees 5. Imagine the scene: Judas Maccabeus, the hammer of God, the leader of the rebell...

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Judas Maccabeus and David of Nabathites

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 5:26

That’s the situation facing Judas Maccabeus and his brother Jonathan in the Book of Maccabees. We pick up their story in 1 Maccabees 5 as they venture east, across the Jordan River...

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Judas Maccabeus's Transgression and Their

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 5:43

That’s exactly the situation Judas Maccabeus and his band of rebels found themselves in, as recounted in the Book of Maccabees. Imagine the scene: Judas and his men are facing a fo...

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Judas Maccabeus Before the Altar

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 5:46

The ancient Israelites knew that feeling all too well. to a story from The Book of Maccabees I, a historical account not found in the Hebrew Bible but considered scripture by some....

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Judas in Zion

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 5:54

It's a raw, unflinching glimpse into the aftermath of conflict. The text tells us that the victorious forces "slew all the males with the edge of the sword, and raised the city, an...

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Gorgias and Joseph

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 5:59

It’s a powerful feeling, one that can drive us to great heights... or lead us to stumble. Our story today comes from The Book of Maccabees I, a historical account filled with brave...

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Judas in Zion and Judea

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 6:1

We often focus on the miracle of the oil, the rededication of the Temple, but the story kept going. The fight for Jewish autonomy, for religious freedom, wasn't a single battle, bu...

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Animals Two by Two

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 6:14

He was a king, a ruler, a figure of immense power. But even kings can't escape the consequences of their choices. The Book of Maccabees I 6 opens with a stark image: Antiochus, con...

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