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Jacob wasn't just praying for himself. According to Legends of the Jews, he was also pleading for the future of his descendants, that they wouldn't be wiped out by Esau's line. Tal...
The story goes that after Jacob finished praying – really pouring his heart out, connecting with the Divine – he got down to brass tacks. He started organizing. See, Jacob was no f...
He wasn't just miffed at his brother Jacob. He was incandescent with rage. Remember, Jacob had received the blessings meant for Esau, and Esau wasn't about to let that go. He wante...
Our story today dives right into that murky territory, exploring the story of Shechem, the son of Hamor, and his burning desire for Dinah, Jacob's daughter. We last left off with S...
We're talking about the story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and the events that unfolded in the city of Shechem. Now, you probably know the basic outline: Dinah is taken by Shechem,...
This one's from the Book of Genesis 34:25-29, amplified and expanded in the Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, and it's... intense. It all begins with Dinah, Jacob's daughter, ...
According to Legends of the Jews, a moment came when Jacob, sensing impending danger, turned to his sons. But he didn't just hand them swords and send them off to battle. No, his f...
Today, let’s pull back the curtain on one of them: Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse. You might think, "A nurse? What's so special about that?" But in the ancient world, nurses were more th...
It wasn’t exactly a warm reunion. The story, as retold in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, paints a picture of simmering tensions boiling over. Judah, ever the pragmatist, wasn't bu...
