Joseph

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Explore 2,014 Jewish texts related to the theme of Joseph, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Dinah Among the Fathers and Shechem

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This one's from the Book of Genesis 34:25-29, amplified and expanded in the Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, and it's... intense. It all begins with Dinah, Jacob's daughter, ...

Jacob's Legacy and Issachar

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Turns out, some pretty epic tales are told about them, too. Imagine this: Jacob and his family are on the move. They've just had that thing with Laban, Jacob's father-in-law, and t...

Judah: Jacob and the Patriarchs

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The Ninevites, a powerful ancient people, have just been reinforced with an army so massive, it's compared to the very sands of the sea! An almost uncountable number. The sons of J...

Hazor in Battle

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We read the stories, but sometimes the sheer grit and raw courage get lost in translation. Let's zoom in on one moment, a pivotal clash at the walls of Hazor. Imagine Judah, the fi...

Birth of Rachel of Jacob

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The story of Rachel's burial offers a powerful glimpse into this very idea. The Torah tells us simply that Rachel died giving birth to Benjamin and was buried on the road to Ephrat...

Isaac's Transgression of Esau

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We know so much about their journeys, their struggles, their revelations... but how did they actually go? Let's turn our attention to the passing of Isaac. Ginzberg, in Legends of ...

Jacob: Judah in Battle

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The enemy still holds the ground, their grip seemingly unbreakable. What do you do when you've given it everything and it's still not enough? For Judah, the answer was to dig deepe...

Eliphaz's Legacy

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We all know the story of Jacob, later named Israel, and his brother Esau. Their relationship? Let’s call it “fraught.” But according to the Legends of the Jews, peace didn't last. ...

Anah and the Fires of Gehenna

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The story goes that Anah, son of Zibeon, had an encounter that left him shaken to his core. The text simply tells us, "When Anah saw all this, he was exceedingly afraid on account ...