Moses

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Explore 3,717 Jewish texts related to the theme of Moses, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Birth of Noah and Shem

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

It’s a question that’s echoed through generations. According to the Book of Jubilees, it was Noah himself who laid out the boundaries. Imagine Noah, fresh off the Ark, surveying a ...

Shem and the Lawgiver

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

It's like a post-diluvian real estate transaction, recorded for posterity. Specifically, we’re diving into Jubilees Chapter 9, which lays out the inheritance of Shem, one of Noah's...

Arpachshad and the Dreamer

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

It’s not just a vague "they went off and settled," but a detailed allocation. We find a fascinating, if somewhat cryptic, account in the Book of Jubilees. This ancient Jewish text,...

Noah and Moses

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We're not talking politics here, but something far older, something almost mythical. Let's turn to the Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text also known as Lesser Genesis, that o...

Abraham in Battle and Egypt

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Today, we're diving into the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ancient Jewish text that expands on the narratives in Genesis. It's considered apocryphal by many, meaning it's not par...

Pharaoh: Abram at the Dawn of Creation

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

It tells us, plainly and powerfully, that "Abram was very glorious by reason of possessions in sheep, and cattle, and asses, and horses, and camels, and menservants, and maidservan...

Trial of Moses of Abraham

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Sometimes, it's written in the stars... or at least, on heavenly tablets. That's the image that leaps out at us from the Book of Jubilees. In chapter 24, we find God speaking direc...

Moses's Legacy and Dinah

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

to the Book of Jubilees, a text not found in the Hebrew Bible itself, but considered sacred by some, particularly within Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity. It's a retelling of Genesi...

Kingdom of Jacob

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Imagine this: Jacob's just had this incredible encounter. The text says, "He finished speaking with him, and He went up from him, and Jacob looked till He had ascended into heaven....