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According to Legends of the Jews, when Lamech's wives heard that Adam decided they should continue to live with their husband, they weren't exactly thrilled. They threw some seriou...
That feeling, that ancestral weight, is something Jewish tradition understands deeply. And it all starts with Seth. After the tragic story of Cain and Abel, and after a period of s...
Enosh, you see, was put in a rather awkward spot. People kept asking him about his lineage. No problem. "My father is Seth." Okay, then: "And who was the father of Seth?" Enosh rep...
That’s the story of Enoch. According to Legends of the Jews, after spending a long time in seclusion, Enoch heard an angel calling him. “Enoch, Enoch,” the angel said, “make yourse...
According to Legends of the Jews, Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah, experienced not just one, but two ascensions to heaven! The first time, Enoch was still living amongst human...
Today, let’s talk about Methuselah. Yes, that Methuselah, the guy famous for living almost a thousand years. But there's so much more to his story than just longevity. According to...
We know the story of Noah, the ark, and the animals two-by-two. But what about Noah himself? What kind of a man was he? Jewish tradition, as always, has some fascinating things to ...
: the earth itself was rebelling. The text tells us that "wheat being sown, yet oats would sprout and grow." A frustrating, chaotic agricultural landscape. It’s a powerful image of...
Jewish tradition grapples with this very question in the stories of Seth and Cain, the sons of Adam and Eve. Now, you might already know the story of Cain and Abel, one of the firs...
