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We find ourselves at that very point in the narrative. Remember the story of Dinah, Jacob's daughter, and the tragic events in Shechem? Well, the repercussions are far from over. A...
The story of Shechem is one of those stories. You see, according to Legends of the Jews, the people of Shechem weren't just a little bit bad; they were profoundly wicked. It wasn't...
It's often because the story isn't just about one family or one kingdom, but about the tangled web of relationships between them all. Take, for instance, the story of Esau and Jaco...
Dina, Jacob’s daughter, goes out to visit the women of the land, and is defiled by Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite. Shechem then asks his father to obtain Dina as his wife. Ja...
The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text offering a unique perspective on biblical narratives, tells a story about just such a moment – the tale of Esau selling his birthright to J...
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...
We know so much about Jacob himself, and his twelve sons who would father the tribes of Israel. But what about their wives? The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ancient Jewish text ...
In chapter 38, we read about what happened after Jacob’s sons came into conflict with the sons of Esau in the mountains of Seir. The sons of Jacob, fierce and determined, pressed h...
To recap, the brothers have already journeyed to Egypt to buy food during a brutal famine, encountering the powerful and mysterious Egyptian viceroy– who is secretly their long-los...
