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.

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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Jacob Among the Fathers and Seir

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 38:1

Have compassion on thyself, father, and on us and on all our house, for they have come against thee to slay thee and to destroy thy house." And Jacob girded his loins with strength...

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Joseph in the Days of Moses

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 40:12

The story of Joseph, as told in the Book of Jubilees, gives us a glimpse. We all know the broad strokes: sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, falsely accused, imprisoned... J...

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Simeon and Joseph of Canaan

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 42:11

In case you're not familiar, the Book of Jubilees is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories of Genesis from a slightly different angle, adding details and interpretations ...

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Joseph's Repentance and There

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 43:15

That feeling, that primal dread of exposure, is at the heart of this little snippet from the Book of Jubilees, chapter 43. Now, the Book of Jubilees, for those less familiar, is a ...

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Moses and Joseph of Mast

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 48:16

The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating Jewish text from around the 2nd century BCE, gives us a peek behind that curtain. It’s like a director's cut of the Torah, filling in details an...

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Andreas and Joseph

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:12

Our journey begins with a letter—the Letter of Aristeas—a fascinating, and some would say embellished, account of just how this monumental translation project unfolded. Imagine Egy...

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Lysias and Joseph

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 3:34

It's about resilience, faith, and the courage to stand up for what you believe in, even when it seems like everyone else is against you. And Chapter 3 of the First Book of Maccabee...

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