Parshat Vayigash

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Judah's plea for Benjamin, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, and Jacob's family descends to Egypt. Genesis 44:18-47:27.

Death of Jacob of Egypt

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 43:33

Years ago, you thought you'd lost your beloved son, Joseph, to a tragic death. The grief must have been unbearable. Now, after all this time, his brothers are returning from Egypt ...

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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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Benjamin's Journey

Book of Jasher Jasher 53

Picking up where we left off, Jacob’s sons, finally convinced to bring their youngest brother Benjamin, journey back to Egypt. Can you imagine the tension? They're carrying gifts, ...

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Joseph Before Pharaoh

Ginzberg Vol. 2

Remember Joseph, the dreamer? He's now in Egypt, and things are about to get really interesting. But not without some resistance. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of th...

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Joseph's Brethren In Egypt

Ginzberg Vol. 2

That feeling, that undercurrent of destiny, hums through the story of Joseph and his brothers. The famine wasn't just devastating Egypt. As Ginzberg recounts in Legends of the Jews...

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Benjamin Extols Joseph

Ginzberg Vol. 2

Today, we're diving into the final testament of Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob, as recounted in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews. Benjamin, at the ripe old age of one hundred an...

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Trial of Judah and Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:274

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...

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Jacob in Joseph's Time and Ishmaelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:41

to a fascinating little story from Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, a monumental work compiling centuries of Jewish folklore and tradition. We’re talking about Joseph, of coa...

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Death of Judah and Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:62

That feeling… it's a heavy one. And it's something Judah, one of Jacob's sons, knew all too well. See, Jacob was utterly devastated by the supposed death of his beloved son, Joseph...

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