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.

Zebulun in Joseph's Time and Zevulun

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 354:1

It’s like a giant cosmic puzzle, and sometimes, the key to one piece lies hidden within another. Today, we're going to unlock a tiny but fascinating corner of that puzzle. We're di...

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Pharaoh: Abram at the Dawn of Creation

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 13:17

It tells us, plainly and powerfully, that "Abram was very glorious by reason of possessions in sheep, and cattle, and asses, and horses, and camels, and menservants, and maidservan...

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Kingdom of Jacob of Rachel

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 28:26

That feeling echoes through the lives of our ancestors, too, especially in the complicated family dynamics of Jacob. Today, let's dip into the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating, thou...

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Jacob and the Patriarchs of Jordan

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 29:21

The Book of Jubilees, also known as the Lesser Genesis, is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories of Genesis, but with some extra details. Think of it like a director's cu...

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Kingdom of Rebecca and Jacob

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 31:12

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text, gives us a beautiful glimpse into that very moment. Picture this: Rebecca, Jacob's mother, is waiting, her heart pounding. She’s been ...

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Jacob's Offering and Levi

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 32:1

Our ancestors grappled with it too. to a moment with Jacob, a patriarch wrestling with destiny in the Book of Jubilees. What's the Book of Jubilees, you ask? Think of it as a retel...

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Levi: Jacob and the Patriarchs

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 32:6

The Book of Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells stories from Genesis and Exodus, but with a unique spin, adding details and interpretations not f...

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Jacob in Battle

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 34:7

And then BAM! Disaster strikes. "They announced this to Jacob saying: 'Behold, the kings of the Amorites have surrounded thy sons, and plundered their herds.'" Can you imagine the ...

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Jacob's Legacy and Bilhah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 34:21

The Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by some but excluded from the Hebrew Bible, gives us a glimpse into just such a time of profound loss for Jacob. It's a raw, emoti...

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