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.

Judah's Transgression and Blessings

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 31:30

The Book of Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories of Genesis and Exodus, but with a whole lot of extra detail and a unique perspective ...

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Jacob and the Patriarchs

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 31:34

That feeling, that yearning for a brighter future, it’s ancient. And it echoes beautifully in the Book of Jubilees, specifically in Chapter 31, a moment of pure blessing and hope. ...

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Jacob's Vision of Isaac

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 31:38

Sometimes, the real magic happens in the stillness. Take this little scene from the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text that expands on the stories we find in Genesis. We’re with ...

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Isaac: Jacob's Vision

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 31:41

The Book of Jubilees gives us a peek into the morning after. Imagine Jacob, still buzzing with the memory of his encounter with the Divine, rushing to tell his father, Isaac. He re...

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Jacob's Legacy and Isaac

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 31:45

We're diving into the Book of Jubilees, a text that fills in some of the gaps in the Genesis story. It's considered apocryphal by some, but it gives us a richer, more detailed look...

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Jacob Among the Fathers

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 32:21

Sometimes, they're right there in the Torah. Other times, we find echoes of them in texts that didn't quite make it into the official canon. Take the Book of Jubilees, for example....

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Jacob's Transgression

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 32:24

We find this pivotal moment described in the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating Jewish text from around the second century BCE that retells and expands upon stories from the Torah. In...

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Kingdom of Jacob

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 32:27

Imagine this: Jacob's just had this incredible encounter. The text says, "He finished speaking with him, and He went up from him, and Jacob looked till He had ascended into heaven....

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Jacob's Legacy and Reuben

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 33:6

We often hear the big stories, the grand narratives of faith and destiny. But what about the moments in between? The hidden struggles, the family dramas that shaped those monumenta...

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