Patriarchs

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Explore 2,974 Jewish texts related to the theme of Patriarchs, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Rachel And The Stolen Idols

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Today, let's dive into one such mystery: Rachel and the stolen terafim. We all know the story: Jacob, fleeing his father-in-law Laban, takes his wives and children and makes a run ...

Meeting The Place

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Maybe you drove past a friend's house without stopping, or forgot to say thank you to someone who deserved it. Imagine that feeling, amplified on a biblical scale. The Torah tells ...

Jacob's Vision

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That’s kind of the vibe around Jacob's famous vision. We all know the story: Jacob, on the run from his brother Esau, is trekking from Beersheva to Haran. Genesis 28:11 simply says...

Jacob's Heavenly Vision

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That’s the kind of dream Jacob, later known as Israel, had as he fled from his brother Esau. It wasn't just a random jumble of images, but a direct encounter with the divine. The T...

The Gateway To Heaven

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You know the one – stretching all the way from earth to heaven, angels going up and down, up and down. He jolted awake and said, "In truth, the Glory of the Shekhinah dwells in thi...

Jacob Wrestles With The Angel

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The Torah gives us one of the most powerful and mysterious stories of just such a struggle: Jacob wrestling with the angel. The scene is set. Jacob, alone after sending his family ...

Jacob And Esau's Guardian Angel

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It's one of the most enigmatic scenes in the entire Torah (Genesis 32:24-30), and Jewish tradition has offered some pretty wild interpretations over the centuries. One compelling i...

The Magic Flock

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The story goes that after his less-than-amicable departure from his father-in-law Laban, Jacob found himself at the River Yabbok (Yabbok, a river in the Transjordan, now part of Jo...

Jacob's Ascent On High

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We all know the story from Genesis 32:24-30. Jacob, preparing to meet his estranged brother Esau, sends his family and possessions across the Yabbok River (a stream whose name mean...