Parshat Vayetzei

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Jacob's dream of the ladder to heaven, his years working for Laban, his marriages to Rachel and Leah, and the birth of the twelve tribes. Genesis 28:10-32:3.

Kingdom of Esau of Isaac

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 37:5

It expands on stories we already know from the Torah, filling in details and offering new perspectives. Here, we're looking at Chapter 37, and the drama is thick with sibling rival...

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Simeon and the Patriarchs

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 38:11

The birthright, the trickery, the stolen blessing... But what about the aftermath, the settling of scores, the final chapter of their fraught relationship? Well, the Book of Jubile...

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Esau and the Patriarchs of Edom

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 39:1

We've all been there. Sometimes even the most ancient texts can feel a little… dry. Today, let's peek into the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered canonical by some Eth...

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Isaac's Legacy and Joseph

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 40:19

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that retells and expands upon stories from Genesis, picks up the narrative with Joseph at a pivotal moment. It tells us that on the ver...

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Er's Legacy

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 45:1

Today, let's talk about the number seventy. Specifically, the seventy souls of Jacob’s family who went down to Egypt. It's a seemingly simple statement, isn’t it? "And all the soul...

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Joseph Among the Fathers and Abraham

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 45:6

Then imagine the reunion. The overwhelming rush of emotion... That's the scene we're about to step into. We find Joseph, who after years of hardship, has risen to power in Egypt. A...

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Joseph Among the Fathers and Goshen

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 45:10

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the biblical narrative, gives us a beautiful glimpse into those moments. It tells us that Joseph and his brothers gathe...

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Joseph's Vision of Satan

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 46:7

This wasn't just a fleeting moment of goodwill; the Book of Jubilees specifies that this harmony lasted for "ten weeks of years" – seventy years in total – all the days of Joseph's...

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Teachings of Tobiah

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 4:5

The Book of Tobit, part of the Apocrypha, gives us just that—a deeply personal glimpse into the values and concerns of a father as he prepares his son for life's uncertainties. Let...

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