Heaven

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Explore 2,290 Jewish texts related to the theme of Heaven, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Benjamin's Journey

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Picking up where we left off, Jacob’s sons, finally convinced to bring their youngest brother Benjamin, journey back to Egypt. Can you imagine the tension? They're carrying gifts, ...

Birth of Amram of Pharaoh

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

There are so many fascinating texts that offer different perspectives and details on familiar narratives. Today, we're diving into a chapter from one of these books: the Book of Ja...

Trial of Adikam

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

There are entire books dedicated to filling in those gaps, offering tantalizing glimpses into the lives of our ancestors. One such book is the Book of Jasher, a work referenced in ...

Abraham and Creation of Moses

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jasher, an ancient Hebrew text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), fills in some of those gaps. It's like a behind-the-scenes look at the l...

Guardians from Above and Egypt

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We know the big story: the plagues, the Exodus, the parting of the Red Sea. But what about the nitty-gritty details of those first few days of freedom? The Book of Jasher, a text m...

Covenant of Joshua of Moses

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The story continues, of course! And today, we're diving into Chapter 88 of the Book of Jasher to see what happened as the Israelites finally entered the Promised Land under the lea...

Joshua in Battle

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

And in Chapter 89, we find just such a song, bursting with praise and recounting God's powerful deliverance. "Then spoke Joshua this song," the text begins, "on the day that the Lo...

Targum Jonathan on Deuteronomy 20

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

When you go forth to battle against your enemies, and see horses and chariots, and peoples proud, overbearing, and stronger than you, fear them not; for all of them are accounted a...

Pesikta Rabbati 5

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

… it is written there “Behold the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You…” (Melachim I 8:27) and here it is written “…the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.” (Sh...