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to a fascinating little story from Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, a monumental work compiling centuries of Jewish folklore and tradition. We’re talking about Joseph, of coa...
Pharaoh certainly did. Remember the story? Seven fat cows, followed by seven skinny ones that devoured the healthy ones whole. And then ears of grain – plump and full, swallowed up...
A famine has gripped the land, and the Egyptians are desperate. Where do they turn? First, to their idols. But these "deceitful idols," as Joseph calls them, offer no help. So, the...
That’s the feeling I get when I read about Joseph and his brothers in Egypt. : Joseph, sold into slavery by his own brothers, rises to become one of the most powerful men in Egypt....
We find ourselves deep in the narrative of Joseph and his brothers, a tale filled with sibling rivalry, deception, and eventual reconciliation. Joseph, now a powerful figure in Egy...
Your family's survival hangs in the balance. What would you say? What would you do? That’s the tension at the heart of a powerful moment in the Joseph story, as retold in Ginzberg'...
Sometimes, the most fascinating tales are the ones that didn't quite make it into the main narrative. Take, for example, a story spun around Joseph and his wife, Asenath. Picture t...
After giving his final words of wisdom to his children, Simon, full of years – one hundred and twenty to be exact – breathed his last and joined his ancestors. Now, you might think...
Did they just pop out to a Bedouin bazaar for some gold thread and acacia wood? Of course not! The story, as you might expect, is far more… divine. We all know the biblical account...
