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Let's take a little trip to the mountain of Gilead. We know it as the place where Jacob and Laban made their famous oath. We read in Genesis that they swore to each other they woul...
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 ...
The Book of Jubilees, a text that expands on the stories we find in Genesis (and considered scripture by some!), gives us a glimpse. Imagine this: Jacob, far from home, builds a li...
Take the story of Jacob's sons and the city of Shechem. It's a brutal tale, full of moral complexities. And it's found not just in Genesis, but also amplified in other ancient Jewi...
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...
It’s a question that pops up surprisingly often in ancient texts. to one particularly vivid example from the Book of Jubilees. We’re talking about Jacob, remember him? He’s had qui...
Our scene opens with Jacob, newly blessed and carrying the weight of his future. He ascends to Bethel, a place already heavy with significance – the very spot where he had that ear...
The passage comes from chapter 31, and it's essentially a profound blessing bestowed upon someone special. We're not told exactly who is doing the blessing or who is receiving it i...
The tribe of Levi receives a unique blessing — and with it, a sacred role. They will "speak the word of the Lord in righteousness, and they will judge all His judgments in righteou...
