Parshat Mishpatim

1,021 related texts · Page 110 of 114

A collection of civil and criminal laws covering slavery, damages, lending, and the covenant ceremony at Sinai. Exodus 21:1-24:18.

Moses's Legacy and Dinah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 30:20

to the Book of Jubilees, a text not found in the Hebrew Bible itself, but considered sacred by some, particularly within Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity. It's a retelling of Genesi...

PatriarchsMosesTorahHoly Land

Fire of Torah and Jerusalem

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 32:18

We’re diving into a snippet from the Book of Jubilees. Now, the Book of Jubilees isn’t part of the canonical Hebrew Bible that most people know. Think of it as a fascinating, sligh...

Torah

Judah Studies Torah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 41:9

to a fascinating, and frankly, slightly scandalous passage from the Book of Jubilees, a text that expands on the stories we find in Genesis. This particular passage, Jubilees 41, p...

ElijahTorah

Judah and Joseph of Tamar

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 41:21

That’s the feeling you get reading the story of Tamar and Judah in the Book of Jubilees. Remember Judah? One of Jacob’s sons, a key figure in the story of Joseph and his coat of ma...

JosephTorahHoly Land

Perez and Joseph

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 41:24

The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text expanding on the Torah’s narratives, takes us into just such a moment with Judah, son of Jacob. It’s a raw, human story, full of mistakes a...

JosephMosesTorahEgypt

The Ten Commandments and Egypt

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 49:1

We all know about the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and the giving of the Ten Commandments. But what about the details that fill in the cracks, the "behind-the-scenes" momen...

JosephTorahHoly LandEgypt

Crown of Torah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 49:12

The Book of Jubilees, also sometimes called Lesser Genesis, is considered apocryphal by many Jews and Protestants, but canonical in Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Christianity. Ap...

TorahHoly LandHolidays

Marriage of Tobiyyah and Gabael

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 9:2

to a little story from the Book of Tobit that might just offer a glimpse. Our hero, Tobiyyah, has just married Sarah, a woman who, shall we say, had a complicated dating history. S...

AngelsPatriarchsMatriarchsTorah

Sarah: Marriage of Tobiyyah

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 10:2

We’re at a wedding, a joyous occasion. Tobiyyah has finally won the hand of Sarah, overcoming incredible obstacles with the help of the angel Raphael. You'd think the story would b...

HeavenPatriarchsMatriarchsTorah