Joseph

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Explore 2,042 Jewish texts related to the theme of Joseph, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Moses in Exile and Pharaoh

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According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, that's exactly what happened. Moses arrives, ready to lead, and Dathan and Abiram, prominent Israelites, meet him with hos...

Balaam and Joseph

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We all know the story of the Exodus, but some of the details… well, they're chilling. According to Legends of the Jews, which draws from various Midrashic sources, the suffering in...

Joseph and His Brothers of Alfar

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A heavy scene. That's where we find ourselves with a certain king in the Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg). He's surrounded by Queen Alfar'anit and his nobles, all weeping, as he prep...

Dreams of Joseph and Adikam

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Apparently, the old king didn't go peacefully. According to Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, he died in utter shame and disgrace, a repulsive figure to everyone. They buried him in ...

Death of Eve and Egypt

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They were enslaved, toiling under Pharaoh’s harsh rule. They’d hoped things would get better when he died, maybe his son would be more merciful. But nope. The new Pharaoh? Even wor...

The Burning Bush and Egypt

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Like the universe is asking you to do something impossibly huge, and all you can think is, "Who, me?" That's precisely where Moses found himself. Imagine the scene: Moses, tending ...

Moses: The Golden Calf

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Would you still offer that help? That’s the dilemma, in a sense, that God faces in the lead-up to the Exodus. As we learn in Legends of the Jews, God, in speaking to Moses, lays ba...

Moses and the Ark of Egypt

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Our ancestor Moses knew that feeling all too well. Imagine this: God Himself appears to you, commissioning you to lead an entire nation out of slavery. Sounds pretty epic. But Mose...

Pharaoh's Miracle and Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

Moses certainly did. Imagine being chosen to lead an entire nation out of slavery! No wonder he had a few… questions. Moses, as we know from the Book of Exodus, wasn't exactly thri...