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.

Noah's Legacy

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:29

Think of it as a really old "director's cut" of the Bible. Specifically, we're looking at Jubilees 6. The passage is talking about a particular festival. What festival? Well, that’...

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Jacob and the Patriarchs

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 23:41

Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories in Genesis and Exodus, offering a unique perspective on history and law. Some consider it part...

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Jacob Among the Fathers and Laban

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 28:14

The Book of Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells stories from Genesis and Exodus, but with extra details, moral lessons, and a very specific calen...

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Shechem and the Patriarchs and Sacrifice

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 30:25

And the Book of Jubilees, a text not included in the standard Hebrew Bible but valued in some Jewish traditions, certainly has something to say about it. Jubilees chapter 30, in pa...

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Levi's Transgression of Jacob

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 31:25

The tribe of Levi receives a unique blessing — and with it, a sacred role. They will "speak the word of the Lord in righteousness, and they will judge all His judgments in righteou...

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Jacob and the Patriarchs

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 31:34

That feeling, that yearning for a brighter future, it’s ancient. And it echoes beautifully in the Book of Jubilees, specifically in Chapter 31, a moment of pure blessing and hope. ...

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Jacob's Transgression

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 32:24

We find this pivotal moment described in the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating Jewish text from around the second century BCE that retells and expands upon stories from the Torah. In...

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Reuben and the Patriarchs of Bilhah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 33:17

Let’s delve into a fascinating corner of Jewish thought to explore just that. We're turning to the Book of Jubilees, a text considered apocryphal by some, but a treasure trove of i...

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Vessels of the Temple and Isaac

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 33:24

The Book of Jubilees, a text from around the 2nd century BCE, offers a pretty stark perspective. It dives deep into the laws and history of Israel, and it doesn’t shy away from lay...

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