Exile

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Explore 986 Jewish texts related to the theme of Exile, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Wanderings of Noah and Talk

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We usually think of him as just relieved, planting vineyards, maybe a little… tipsy. But imagine being Noah. You’ve just survived the unimaginable. The entire world, wiped clean. Y...

Pain of Displacement and There

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We get a glimpse, a chilling snapshot, in the Book of Jubilees. This ancient Jewish text, considered canonical by some but not included in the standard Hebrew Bible, offers a uniqu...

Noah and Creation of Shinar

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We all know the story: humanity, once united in language and purpose, dared to build a tower reaching for the heavens. God, seeing their hubris, scattered them across the earth, co...

Covenant of Circumcision

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Let’s talk about brit milah, circumcision, and a fascinating text called the Book of Jubilees. This ancient Jewish work, considered scripture by some but not included in the standa...

Wisdom of Abraham and Arabs

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

It tells us that Abraham, wise as he was, gave Ishmael and his sons, along with the sons of Keturah, gifts before sending them off. He then bequeathed everything else to his belove...

Kingdom of Abraham of Jacob

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

That feeling, that connection, is at the heart of this passage from the Book of Jubilees. Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories of Gene...

Pain of Displacement

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text not included in the Hebrew Bible but considered sacred by some, certainly understood that feeling. Chapter 23 doesn't pull any punches....

Exile and Hope

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories in Genesis and Exodus, certainly felt that way. It paints a stark picture of a world spiraling downward, ch...

Creation of the World

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

This ancient Jewish text, considered canonical by some but not others, pulls no punches when it comes to predicting the future – or, perhaps more accurately, warning us about the c...