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.

Joseph: Judah and the Fires of Gehenna

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jasher, a collection of Jewish legends and lore, fills in some of those gaps, offering a more detailed (and sometimes surprising) account. Let's dive into Chapter 42 an...

Reuben: Jacob and the Origins of the World

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

That’s the emotional whirlwind that engulfs the sons of Jacob after selling their brother Joseph into slavery, as recounted in Chapter 43 of the Book of Jasher. The chapter opens w...

Joseph and Creation of Medanim

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We pick up the story of Joseph in Egypt, after his brothers sold him and he's been bought and sold a couple more times. According to Jasher, the Ishmaelites who initially bought Jo...

Reuben and the Patriarchs of Canaanite

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Bible gives us glimpses, but the Book of Jasher, an ancient Hebrew text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13, 2 Samuel 1:18), offers a more detailed narrative. Let's di...

Nebayoth and the Origins of the World

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jasher, an ancient Hebrew text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), offers a fascinating account. Let's dive in... The scene opens with Isaa...

Joseph's Legacy of Pharaoh

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

That’s exactly what happens to Pharaoh in Chapter 48 of the Book of Jasher. The story opens with a looming crisis: a famine. "In those days, after the death of Isaac, the Lord comm...

Tarshish and the Patriarchs

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

It's one of those fascinating texts just outside the mainstream of the Hebrew Bible, referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), yet remaining somewhat mysteri...

Joseph Among the Fathers

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Remember, this is an ancient Hebrew text, not considered canon, but full of fascinating stories filling in gaps in the biblical narrative. Our story picks up with Jacob and his son...

Jacob's Journey and Benjamin

Book of Jasher Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

To recap, the brothers have already journeyed to Egypt to buy food during a brutal famine, encountering the powerful and mysterious Egyptian viceroy– who is secretly their long-los...