Mysticism

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Explore 1,124 Jewish texts related to the theme of Mysticism, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Zaphnath Paaneah in Heaven

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Remember Joseph? The Hebrew slave who correctly interpreted Pharaoh's dream about the famine? Well, Pharaoh hasn't forgotten. According to the Book of Jasher, after seeing that Jos...

Abraham: Joseph and Creation

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Remember Joseph, the favored son sold into slavery in Egypt? He's now a powerful figure, and his brothers, unknowingly standing before him, are begging for the release of their you...

Birth of Jacob of Egypt

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jasher, an ancient Hebrew text of uncertain origin, gives us a glimpse into that emotional reunion and the events that followed. It's a powerful story of family, faith,...

Israelites: Levi at the Dawn of Creation

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jasher, a fascinating and controversial text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), offers a compelling narrative. Chapter 65 plunges us right...

Miriam's Vision

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We know him as the great leader, the lawgiver, the one who led the Israelites out of Egypt. But what about his birth, his infancy, those perilous first months? The Book of Jasher, ...

Kingdom of Moses and Cush

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Chapter 76 opens with Moses reigning as king in Cush, apparently thriving and ruling with justice for forty years! According to Jasher, "all the children of Cush loved Moses… and a...

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...

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...