Noah & Flood

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Explore 1,463 Jewish texts related to the theme of Noah & Flood, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Noah's Transgression and Canaan

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He’s a figure shrouded in a bit of… well, let's call it unfortunate circumstances. Canaan, grandson of Noah, didn't exactly have an easy go of things. According to the ancient text...

The Great Flood of Shem

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Sometimes, the answer lies in the smallest of actions, the purest of intentions. Think about Noah. After the flood, things weren’t exactly smooth sailing. There’s that infamous epi...

Shem's Transgression and Japheth

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We often hear about Shem, Ham, and Japheth, but what were their lives really like after they stepped off the ark? The blessing Noah bestowed upon them speaks volumes. It hints at a...

Noah Receives the Torah

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We all know the story of Noah, the ark, and the animals. But what happened after the waters receded? Did life just magically reset? Well, according to the Legends of the Jews, comp...

Noah and the Angels

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According to tradition, in the year 1569 after creation, Noah himself, guided by an angel, divided the world among his three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Imagine the scene – a wor...

Noah's Transgression and Shem

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They're about to embark on a mission to rebuild the world, and the first order of business? Dividing the land. But not just any land – we're talking about the entire planet! Accord...

Jacob's Vision and Noah

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And according to tradition, the land wasn't exactly empty when Jacob's sons were destined to inherit it. No, no. It was provisionally granted to a whole host of Canaanite nations: ...

Kingdom of Noah and Japheth

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It wasn't exactly smooth sailing for humanity. In fact, according to the Legends of the Jews, things got complicated pretty quickly. Even while Noah was still alive, a new world or...

Birth of Nimrod

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Our tales are full of such figures, some righteous, some…not so much. to the story of one of the first: Nimrod. His origin is a bit unusual, right from the start. Nimrod was born t...