Parshat Vaera

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God reveals His name to Moses, the first seven plagues strike Egypt, and Pharaoh's heart is hardened. Exodus 6:2-9:35.

Adam and the Heavenly Realms and the Serpent

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 3:41

We all know the story: the forbidden fruit, the serpent, the expulsion. But what were those first moments like outside of paradise? The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text conside...

HeavenAdam & Eve

Moses's Transgression

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:56

Ancient texts wrestled with this too, and the Book of Jubilees dives deep into the complexities of time, observance, and the potential for things to go terribly, terribly wrong. Th...

Noah & FloodTorah

Hidden Book of Moses

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 7:30

Chapter 7 of Jubilees dives right into the chaos following the emergence of the Nâphîlîm, those figures often translated as "giants" or "fallen ones." Think of them as the offsprin...

Teachings of Moses

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 7:50

The Book of Jubilees, sometimes called Lesser Genesis, is an ancient Jewish religious work of 2nd century BC origin. It retells parts of Genesis and Exodus, but with a unique spin,...

CreationHeavenTemple

Moses's Offering and Abram

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 12:12

Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories from Genesis and Exodus, but with some… shall we say, interesting additions. It's considered pseu...

Moses's Vision and Abraham

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 12:27

The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered apocryphal by some, offers a peek behind the curtain. It presents itself as a revelation given to Moses on Mount Sinai by angels...

Prayer

Moses's Transgression and Abraham

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 16:29

We often trace them back to the Torah, to Moses at Sinai. But what if some of those traditions, the feel of them, actually predate the Torah itself? to the Book of Jubilees, a fasc...

TempleRepentance

Moses's Vision

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 37:24

The Book of Jubilees, for those who aren't familiar, is an ancient Jewish text, considered part of the biblical apocrypha or pseudepigrapha – writings that hover around the edges o...

Kingdom of Moses and Egyptian

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 48:1

We all know the story of Moses striking down the Egyptian taskmaster to save a Hebrew slave. But what happens next? The Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by some but ex...