Parshat Mishpatim

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

Isaac Blessed Because Abraham Obeyed God's Voice

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 24:21

We find ourselves with Isaac, the son of Abraham, a man who clearly inherited not only his father's land, but also, crucially, his father's unwavering faith. The text tells us, "be...

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Jubilees Takes a Hard Line on Sexual Purity

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 30:16

And when we look at texts like the Book of Jubilees, we see just how far that went. The Book of Jubilees, considered scripture by some Jewish and Christian groups, particularly in ...

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God Commands Moses to Keep Bloodlines Pure

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...

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Ancient Agricultural Tithes Ordained in Jubilees

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...

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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...

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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...

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Judah Confesses That Tamar Is More Righteous

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...

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The Passover Lamb Slaughtered at Twilight

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...

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Raphael Retrieves the Silver While Tobias Celebrates

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...

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