Parshat Vayeshev

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Joseph's dreams and his brothers' jealousy, Joseph sold into slavery, Judah and Tamar, and Joseph in Potiphar's house and prison. Genesis 37:1-40:23.

Isaac Among the Fathers and Enmity

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 24:29

It's a retelling and expansion of stories we find in Genesis, offering a slightly different perspective. Our focus? Chapter 24. It's a short, sharp account of Isaac and his struggl...

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Jacob Among the Fathers and Rebecca

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 26:13

The story of Jacob and Esau, and their mother Rebecca, is a powerful, sometimes troubling, example of maternal love… and perhaps, a bit of manipulation. to the Book of Jubilees, a ...

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Jacob Among the Fathers and Haran

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 27:6

to a juicy little episode from the Book of Jubilees, chapter 27, and see what kind of familial kerfuffles our ancestor Jacob found himself in. Remember Jacob and Esau? Those twins,...

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Bethel Among the Fathers

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 27:23

Sibling rivalry at its absolute worst. Well, the Book of Jubilees gives us a glimpse into the immediate aftermath, offering a comforting, if brief, look at Jacob's state of mind, a...

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Jacob Among the Fathers and Laban

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 28:14

The Book of Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells stories from Genesis and Exodus, but with extra details, moral lessons, and a very specific calen...

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Zebulon and the Patriarchs

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 28:33

We find ourselves in the thick of it, with Jacob still working for his wily father-in-law, Laban. Leah, already the mother of many, conceives again. And the Book of Jubilees, ever ...

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Jacob Among the Fathers and Amorites

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 29:18

Sometimes, the answer is unsettlingly simple. The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories of Genesis and Exodus with a unique perspective, offers a stark ...

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Dinah's Legacy

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 30:4

In the Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by some ancient Jewish groups (and still by Ethiopian Orthodox Christians), we find a slightly different take on a story many o...

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Jacob: Shechem Among the Fathers

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 31:1

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text not included in the Hebrew Bible but considered scripture by some, certainly thinks so. It gives us a slightly different spin on famili...

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