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That's the scene set for us right at the beginning of Jubilees. God commands Moses, "Write down for thyself all these words which I declare unto thee on this mountain, the first an...
Our story begins not just at the beginning of time, but with the very blueprint for it. We’re talking about the Book of Jubilees, a text that, while not part of the canonical Hebre...
This ancient Jewish text, considered scripture by some but excluded from the standard biblical canon, paints a sweeping picture of history and destiny. And within its pages, we fin...
There’s this fascinating ancient text, the Book of Jubilees, a work that retells the stories of Genesis and Exodus but with a very particular slant. It’s not part of the Hebrew Bib...
Hagar knew that feeling intimately. We find her story, or at least a piece of it, echoed in the Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that retells and expands upon stories from ...
Ever feel like you're exactly where you're supposed to be, only to be told, "Nope, not it. Move along"? That's kind of what happened to Jacob in the Book of Jubilees. Imagine this:...
It’s a story packed with adventure, piety, and a healthy dose of divine intervention. Let's dive into a particularly intense moment from the beginning of the story. Our hero, Tobit...
He's in despair, naturally. Meanwhile, in a faraway land, Sarah, daughter of Reuel, is suffering her own torment. She’s been married seven times, but each husband has been killed b...
That’s precisely where Tobiyyah finds himself in the Book of Tobit. He needs to journey to Media – a long and perilous trip – to retrieve money owed to his father. But who will gui...
