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In Sodom, a stranger once found himself embroiled in a dispute. We don't know exactly what it was about, but it was serious enough to bring before the court. They wrangled and argu...
The stories we tell about the resting places of the righteous are so much more than just historical markers. They're portals into understanding our values, our fears, and our deepe...
According to the Legends of the Jews, Abraham, our patriarch, experienced profound loss. First, his brother Nahor passed away in Haran at the ripe old age of 172. But then, the dea...
It happens to the best of us, and as we’ll see, it certainly happened to Laban in the story of Rebekah and Eliezer. Let's set the stage. Rebekah, you'll recall, had just met Elieze...
That’s the challenge Rebekah faced when she entered Isaac's life and home. Imagine the weight of expectation! After all, she wasn’t just moving into any tent. She was moving into t...
Isaac knew that feeling. For three long years after his mother Sarah's passing, Isaac was inconsolable. He sought solace in the academy of Shem and Eber, immersing himself in study...
That’s what the biblical Rebekah experienced during her pregnancy with Jacob and Esau. She suffered terrible pains, unlike anything she'd ever felt before. She asked other women if...
The answer, according to Jewish legend, lies with Nimrod and some very special garments. The stories tell us that Nimrod, a mighty hunter and king, possessed clothes imbued with an...
That, my friends, is Esau in a nutshell. We all know the story. Esau, the elder twin, sells his birthright to his younger brother Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew. But what was real...
