Genesis Apocryphon (1QapGen)

3 texts in Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Lamech Suspects His Son Noah Is Half-Angel

1QapGen 2:1-26

The Genesis Apocryphon (Apocryphal Genesis, אפוקריפון בראשית), one of the original seven scrolls discovered in 1947, is an Aramaic retelling of Genesis that adds breathtaking detai...

Noah & FloodAngelsPatriarchsCreation

Abraham Sees the Land of Israel in a Dream

1QapGen 19:7-21:22

The Genesis Apocryphon transforms Abraham from a terse biblical figure into a vivid first-person narrator. In the Aramaic retelling of Genesis 13, Abraham climbs to a high place af...

PatriarchsHoly LandDreams & VisionsCovenant

What Noah Looked Like When He Was Born

1QapGen 5:1-26

The Genesis Apocryphon's account of Noah's birth is one of the most vivid nativity scenes in all of ancient Jewish literature—and it is deeply unsettling. The baby does not look hu...

Noah & FloodPatriarchsAngelsMiracles